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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hannuneul palda
"중요한 순간에 한눈을 팔면 안 됩니다."
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To cease paying attention to a situation, problem, or goal, often resulting in a mistake or missed opportunity.
"We cannot afford to take our eyes off the ball now that the project is in its final phase."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from team sports such as baseball, cricket, and association football, where players must constantly visually track the ball to play effectively. By the mid-20th century, the phrase transitioned into metaphorical use to describe lapses in concentration during any ongoing process or task.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Take one's eye off the ball" is said worldwide
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perdre de vue l'objectif
Transliteration: perdʁə də vy lɔb.ʒɛk.tif
"Il ne faut pas perdre de vue l'objectif dans cette compétition."
die Konzentration verlieren
Transliteration: diː kɔnt͡zɛntʁaˈt͡si̯oːn fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən
"Wir dürfen jetzt nicht die Konzentration verlieren."
perdere la concentrazione
Transliteration: pɛrˈdeːre la kontʃentrattˈsjoːne
"Non dobbiamo perdere la concentrazione proprio adesso."
perder de vista el objetivo
Transliteration: peɾˈdeɾ de ˈvista el obxeˈtiβo
"No debemos perder de vista el objetivo principal."
perder o foco
Transliteration: peɾˈdeɾ u ˈfoku
"Não podemos perder o foco agora."
ध्यान भटकना
Transliteration: dhyan bhatakana
"हमें अपनी सफलता पर से ध्यान नहीं भटकना चाहिए।"
分心
Transliteration: fēn xīn
"在关键时刻我们绝对不能分心。"
한눈을 팔다
Transliteration: hannuneul palda
"중요한 순간에 한눈을 팔면 안 됩니다."
気を抜く
Transliteration: ki o nuku
"最後の最後まで気を抜いてはいけない。"
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