loses in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for loses in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lose <pt/pp lost> [Brit luːz, Am luz] VB trans

1. lose (mislay):

lose object, person

perdere

to lose one's way

perdersi also fig

2. lose (be deprived of):

lose

perdere

the poem has lost something in translation

la poesia ha perso nella traduzione

to lose interest in sth

perdere interesse per qc

to lose touch (with reality, with situation)

perdere contatto

to lose touch (with person)

perdere i contatti (with con)

to lose the use of limb, muscle

perdere l'uso di

to lose one's life

perdere la vita

many lives were lost

ci furono molte vittime

200 jobs will be lost

andranno persi 200 posti di lavoro

to lose one's breath

sfiatarsi

to lose one's figure

perdere la linea

he's losing his looks

si sta imbruttendo

we are losing a lot of business to our competitors

la concorrenza ci sta facendo perdere molti clienti

they lost both sons in the war

hanno perso entrambi i figli in guerra

to be lost at sea

essere disperso in mare

to have nothing, little to lose inf

non avere niente, non avere molto da perdere

try it, you've nothing to lose inf

provaci, non hai niente da perdere!

you've nothing to lose by applying

non ci perdi niente a mandare la domanda

I daren't, I've got too much to lose

non ne ho il coraggio, ho troppo da perdere

3. lose (miss, waste):

lose chance, time

perdere, sprecare

there's no time, not a moment to lose

non c'è tempo or non c'è un momento da perdere

stopping meant losing vital seconds

fermarsi voleva dire perdere secondi preziosi

he lost no time in replying

ha risposto subito

this allusion was not lost on him

ha colto l'allusione

4. lose (be defeated in):

lose LAW, POL, SPORTS fight, war, match, game, race, case, bet, election, vote

perdere

lose argument, debate

avere la peggio in

lose appeal

perdere (una causa) in

5. lose:

lose (not hear or understand) remark, word

non cogliere

lose (not see) moving object

perdere (di vista)

I've lost the final words you said

mi sono sfuggite le ultime parole che hai detto

you've lost me there! inf, fig

non ti seguo più!

their cries were lost in the din

il rumore copriva le loro urla

6. lose (shake off, get rid of):

lose habit

perdere

lose unwanted person or object

sbarazzarsi di

lose pursuer

seminare

lose post, job

eliminare

lose worker

licenziare

7. lose (go slow) clock, watch:

lose minutes, seconds

rimanere, andare indietro di

8. lose (cause to forfeit):

to lose sb sth

fare perdere or costare qc a qn

his speech lost the party a million votes

il suo discorso fece perdere un milione di voti al partito

II.lose <pt/pp lost> [Brit luːz, Am luz] VB intr

1. lose (be defeated):

lose

perdere (to sb con, contro qn)

they lost to the Italian team

hanno perso contro la squadra italiana

2. lose (be worse off, deteriorate):

lose

perderci

lose

rimetterci

they lost on the sale of the house

ci hanno rimesso nella vendita della casa

the novel loses in translation

il romanzo ci perde in traduzione

try it, you can't lose!

provaci, non ci perdi niente!

3. lose clock, watch:

lose

andare indietro

III.to lose oneself VB refl

to lose oneself <pt/pp lost>:

to lose oneself in book

immergersi in

to lose oneself in contemplation

perdersi in

lose out VB [luːz -]

lose out

perderci

to lose out on deal

rimetterci in

to lose out on chance, opportunity, bargain

perdere

to lose out to sb

perdere terreno rispetto a qn

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the play loses a lot in translation

il testo teatrale perde molto in traduzione

to lose one's virginity

perdere la verginità

to lose popularity

perdere popolarità

to lose caste fig

perdere importanza, prestigio

Translations for loses in the Italian»English Dictionary

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il trattamento perde la sua efficacia col tempo

the treatment loses effect over time

perdere la trebisonda

to lose one's bearings, to lose control

demotivarsi

to lose heart

demotivarsi

to lose motivation

spersonalizzarsi

to lose one's personality

loses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loses in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lose <lost, lost> [lu:z] VB trans

lose

perdere

to get lost person

perdersi

to get lost object

andare smarrito

II.lose <lost, lost> [lu:z] VB intr

lose

perdere

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to lose one's virginity

perdere la verginità

Translations for loses in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dimagrare (calare di peso) intr

to lose weight

dimagrire

to lose weight

spazientirsi

to lose patience

smagrirsi

to lose weight

smarrire

to lose

smarrire la strada

to lose one's way

perdere la bussola fig

to lose one's bearings

uscire di [o perdere il] senno

to lose one's mind

scoraggiarsi

to lose heart

loses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lose one's heart (to sb/sth)

innamorarsi (di qu/qc)

to lose one's place in book

perdere il segno

you win some, you lose some

a volte si vince, a volte si perde

to lose the feeling in one's leg

perdere la sensibilità ad una gamba

to lose all sense of time

perdere la nozione del tempo

to lose the will to live

perdere la volontà di vivere

to lose/regain the power of speech

perdere/ritrovare la facoltà della parola

to lose money hand over fist

perdere soldi rapidamente

to lose the power of speech

perdere l'uso della favella

to lose the shirt off one's back

giocarsi anche la camicia