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French Phrase of the Day: C'est la loose

French Word of the Day For Members This French phrase might come up if you are not very good at board games. Why do I need to know c'est la loose? Because you might hear this come up when chatting with young French people. What does it mean? C'est la loose - roughly pronounced 'say lah loose' - is an anglicism that basically means 'bad luck' or 'that's too bad'. It is a very informal expression, primarily used amongst young people. The word loose in French comes from the English word 'loser' or 'to lose'. You sometimes see this phrase written with different spellings, such as lose, louse, and louze. In more formal French, you might say c'est terrible (it's terrible), pas de chance (no luck) or quelle malchance ! (what bad luck!). For a slightly more casual option, you could say pas du pot (no luck). La loose can also be used to describe a person or team who has lost or has bad luck. In this case, it's similar to saying 'the loser' in English. The more formal version in French would be perdant. Use it like this Passer ses vacances sous la pluie, c'est la loose. - Spending your holidays in the rain, what bad luck. C'est la loose mec. J'ai perdu mes clés et il était trop tard pour que le serrurier vienne. - It's such bad luck mate. I lost my keys and it was too late for the locksmith to come.