lost sheep in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lost sheep in the English»Italian Dictionary

lost sheep N fig

lost sheep

pecorella f smarrita

Translations for lost sheep in the Italian»English Dictionary

pecorella -a fig

lost sheep

pecorella smarrita fig

lost sheep

ricondurre all'ovile una pecorella smarrita

to bring a lost sheep back to the fold

Translations for lost sheep 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

I.lost [Brit lɒst, Am lɔst, lɑst] VB pt, pp

lost → lose

II.lost [Brit lɒst, Am lɔst, lɑst] ADJ

1. lost object, child, animal:

lost

smarrito

lost

perso

to get lost

perdersi

I think we're lost

penso che ci siamo persi

the ticket got lost

il biglietto è stato smarrito

her basic point got lost

non si è capito dove volesse andare a parare

get lost! inf

sparisci!

2. lost (wasted, vanished):

lost opportunity, chance

perso, mancato

lost happiness, innocence, youth

perduto

lost civilization

scomparso

to give sb, sth up for lost

perdere la speranza di ritrovare qn, qc

good advice is lost on her

è inutile darle consigli

my lecture was completely lost on them

fare lezione a loro è stato fiato sprecato

another promising player lost to the sport

ancora un promettente giocatore sottratto allo sport

3. lost (mystified):

lost person, look

perso

lost person, look

smarrito

to be lost without sb, sth

essere perso senza qn, qc

I'd be lost without you, a calculator

sarei perso senza di te, senza calcolatrice

to be lost for words

rimanere senza parole

4. lost:

to be lost in book

essere immerso in

to be lost in one's thoughts

essere perso nei propri pensieri

lost in wonder

incantato

to be lost to the world

estraniarsi

5. lost (doomed):

lost liter, hum

perduto

lost liter, hum

perso

all is, is not lost

tutto, non tutto è perduto

a lost cause

una causa persa

See also lose

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

sheep <pl sheep> [Brit ʃiːp, Am ʃip] N

sheep

ovino m

sheep (ewe)

pecora f

black sheep fig

pecora nera

to count sheep fig

contare le pecore

to follow sb, sth like sheep

seguire qn, qc come una pecora

to make sheep's eyes at sb

fare gli occhi dolci a qn

may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb

= se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave

to separate the sheep from the goats

= separare il grano dal loglio

lost sheep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lost sheep in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lost [lɔ:st] VB

lost pt, pp of lose

II.lost [lɔ:st] ADJ

1. lost:

lost

perduto, -a

lost (object)

smarrito, -a

to get lost

perdersi

to give sth/sb up for lost

dare qc/qu per disperso

to be lost in a book

essere totalmente immerso nella lettura

2. lost (preoccupied):

lost

perplesso, -a

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

sheep [ʃi:p] N

sheep

pecora f

sheep (ram)

montone m

Phrases:

to separate the sheep from the goats

distinguere il grano dal loglio

black sheep

pecora nera