den Faden verlieren

to lose one's train of thought

Türkçe: düşüncesinin ipini kaçırmak

Noun

Faden m.

Verb

verlieren

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Während seiner Rede verliert der Politiker plötzlich den Faden.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to lose one's train of thought' (core: mental interruption). Neutral, used in conversations or speeches. A presenter might say 'Entschuldigung, ich habe den Faden verloren' after a distraction. Nuance: implies a temporary, not permanent, loss.

Other verbs that go with Faden

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Faden aufnehmento resume a conversation or activity
• am seidenen Faden hängento hang by a thread

All collocations with Faden

Other collocations built on verlieren

• etw. / jdn. aus den Augen verlierento lose sight of someone/something
• das Bewusstsein verlierento lose consciousness
• Blut verlierento lose blood
• an Fahrt verlierento lose speed or momentum
• die Fassung verlierento lose one's composure
• die Geduld verlierento lose patience
• den Kampf verlierento lose the fight/battle
• das Interesse verlierento lose interest