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Meaning of lost and found | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.

Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Fundamt Fundbüro
Español objetos perdidos objetos perdidos y encontrados
Suomi löytötavaratoimisto
Français objets trouvés
Italiano oggetti smarriti
日本語 落とし物センター 遺失物取扱所
Nederlands gevonden voorwerpen
Polski biuro rzeczy znalezionych
Português perdido e achado perdidos e achados
Русский бюро находок
Svenska hittegods upphitta upphittat

Examples

“Well, if you can't find⟳ your glasses, then go to lost and found and ask⟳ if anyone turned them in.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lost articles lost cause Lost Colony Lost Creek Lost Dakota lost decade

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