Translation of "lose the ball " (English → French) :

to lose the ball

Definition: A disorder in which the child, having previously made normal progress in language development, loses both receptive and expressive language skills but retains general intelligence; the onset of the disorder is accompanied by paroxysmal abnormalities on the EEG, and in the majority of cases also by epileptic seizures. Usually the onset is between the ages of three and seven years, with skills being lost over days or weeks. The temporal association between the onset of seizures and loss of language is variable, with one preceding the other (either way round) by a few months to two years. An inflammatory encephalitic process ha ...[+++]s been suggested as a possible cause of this disorder. About two-thirds of patients are left with a more or less severe receptive language deficit.

Definition: The essential feature is recurrent attacks of severe anxiety (panic), which are not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances and are therefore unpredictable. As with other anxiety disorders, the dominant symptoms include sudden onset of palpitations, chest pain, choking sensations, dizziness, and feelings of unreality (depersonalization or derealization). There is often also a secondary fear of dying, losing control, or going mad. Panic disorder should not be given as the main diagnosis if the patient has a depressive disorder at the time the attacks start; in these circumstances the panic attacks are p ...[+++]robably secondary to depression. | Panic:attack | state

Definition: A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The patient's concern may be focused on individual symptoms like palpitations or feeling faint and is often associated with secondary fears of dying, losing control, or going mad. Contemplating entry to the phobic situation usually generates anticipatory anxiety. Phobic anxiety and depression often coexist. Whether two diagnoses, phobic anxiety and depressive episode, are needed, or only one, is determined ...[+++] by the time course of the two conditions and by therapeutic considerations at the time of consultation.

catch the ball bare-handed [ catch the ball with the bare hand | field the ball bare-handed | field the ball with the bare hand ]

ball of the great toe | ball of the thumb

player who loses the puck | player who gives up the puck

It is very important not to lose sight of the main ball, namely, that we are trying to give Atlantic Canada the advantage they talk about.

We pay those obligations in U.S. dollars to the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, between Gemini telescopes and James Clark Maxwell telescopes, for our researchers and for the Canadian community as a whole, so this year alone our Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics is almost $ 1 million behind the eight ball, simply because of exchange differences, and that's at a time when we're losing $ 13 million.

I'm just wondering if you're reluctant to lose some of the powers you currently have under the act that would allow for ministerial intervention in cases where there has been a miscarriage of justice, and where new evidence comes to light that should prompt a very quick reassessment or other type of judicial action that would get the ball rolling fairly quickly in terms of responding to an incident of that nature.

The ball is now in the court of Member States not to lose time but implement this law in their national systems sooner rather than later, for the benefit of our citizens".