pierde trenul

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “to miss the train”.

Verb

a pierde trenul (third-person singular present pierde trenul, past participle pierdut trenul) 3rd conj.

1. (idiomatic) to miss the boat
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pierde,‎ tren.

Further reading

• tren in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1983), “tren”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 11, part 3, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 587