den Faden verlieren
to lose one's train of thought
Definition
phraseMeanings
- 1.to lose one's train of thought
Examples
Mitten im habe ich den .
In the middle of the talk I suddenly lost my train of thought.
Wenn mich unterbricht, verliere ich den .
When someone interrupts me, I immediately lose my train of thought.
Vor lauter verlor sie Erzählen den .
Out of sheer excitement she lost her train of thought while telling the story.
Der verlor den und blätterte in seinen Notizen.
The speaker lost his train of thought and leafed helplessly through his notes.
Sobald das klingelt, verliere ich den .
As soon as the phone rings, I lose my train of thought.
Er hatte den und wusste nicht .
He had lost his train of thought and didn't know how to go on.
Bei der langen Aufzählung verlor ich den .
During the long enumeration I completely lost my train of thought.
Ich fürchte, ich habe den , sprachen wir?
I'm afraid I've lost my train of thought; what were we talking about?
der Zwischenrufe verlor die den .
Despite the heckling the host never lost her train of thought.
Lass dich nicht , verlierst du den .
Don't let yourself get distracted, or you'll lose your train of thought.