lost and found in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lost and found in the English»Italian Dictionary

lost and found [Brit] N

1. lost and found (articles):

lost and found

oggetti mpl smarriti

2. lost and found:

lost and found, also lost and found office

ufficio m oggetti smarriti

3. lost and found JOURN:

“lost-and-found (column)”

= colonna di inserzioni in cui vengono segnalati oggetti smarriti o trovati

Translations for lost and found in the English»Italian Dictionary

to lose, find one's tongue

perdere, ritrovare la lingua

to lose, find one's place (in speech)

perdere, trovare il filo (del discorso)

Translations for lost and found in the Italian»English Dictionary

ufficio oggetti smarriti

lost and found office

ufficio oggetti smarriti

lost and found (office)

oggetti smarriti (alla stazione)

lost and found

perdere, trovare il filo del discorso

to lose, find one's place

perdere, ritrovare la lingua

to lose, find one's tongue

Translations for lost and found 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

found¹ [Brit faʊnd, Am faʊnd] VB pt, pp

found → find II, III, IV

See also IV

IV N

IV → intravenous drip

IV

flebo

found² [Brit faʊnd, Am faʊnd] VB trans

1. found (establish):

found school, town, organization

fondare

“founded 1875”

“fondato nel 1875”

2. found (base):

found

fondare, basare (on su)

to be founded on society, philosophy, opinion, suspicion:

essere basato su

to be founded on fact

essere basato sui fatti

found³ [Brit faʊnd, Am faʊnd] VB trans TECH

found metal, glass

fondere

I.find [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] N

find (discovery)

scoperta f

find (discovery)

ritrovamento m

find (lucky purchase)

scoperta f

an arms find

la scoperta di un nascondiglio di armi

she's a real find inf

è un vero tesoro

II.find <pt/pp found> [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] VB trans

1. find (discover by chance):

find thing, person

trovare, ritrovare (per caso)

“found: black kitten”

“(è stato) ritrovato (un) gattino nero”

I found a letter lying on the table

ho trovato una lettera sul tavolo

to leave sth as one found it

lasciare qc come la si è trovata

to find sb doing

scoprire or sorprendere qn a fare

to find sth locked, sb dead

trovare qc chiuso, qn morto

to find sth to be locked, sb to be dead

constatare or rendersi conto che qc è chiuso, che qn è morto

to find that …

constatare che or rendersi conto che …

she arrived (only) to find that the train had left

arrivò giusto in tempo per constatare che il treno era partito

2. find (discover by looking):

find thing, person

trovare, ritrovare

I can't find my keys

non trovo le (mie) chiavi

to find sth on a map

trovare qc su una cartina

to find one's place in a book

trovare il segno (in un libro)

I found her glasses for her

le ho ritrovato gli occhiali

to find one's or the way

trovare la strada

to find one's way out of building, forest, city

riuscire ad uscire da

to find one's own way home

ritrovare la strada di casa

3. find (discover desired thing):

find job, vocation, flat, car, seat, solution

trovare

you'll find lingerie downstairs (in shop)

troverà la lingerie al piano inferiore

to find room for object, food

trovare lo spazio per

to find (the) time, the energy, the money for

trovare il tempo, l'energia, i soldi per

to find sth for sb or to find sb sth

trovare qc a qn

to find something for sb to do or to find sb something to do

trovare qc da fare a qn

to find oneself sth

trovarsi qc

4. find (encounter):

find word, term

trovare

find species

incontrare, trovare

it is not found in Europe

non lo si trova in Europa

it is to be found in the Louvre

lo si può vedere al Louvre

5. find (judge, consider):

find

trovare, considerare (that che)

how did you find her?

come l'hai trovata?

to find sb polite, a bore

trovare qn gentile, noioso

to find sb, sth to be

trovare che qn, qc sia

to find sth easy, hard etc. to do

trovare qc facile, difficile ecc. da fare

to find it easy, painful, difficult to do

trovare facile, doloroso, difficile, fare or trovare che sia facile, doloroso, difficile fare

to find it incredible, encouraging that …

trovare incredibile, incoraggiante che …

6. find (experience):

find pleasure, satisfaction

provare (in in; in doing a, nel fare)

find comfort

trovare (in in; in doing nel fare)

7. find (reach):

to find its mark, its target

colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find its, one's (own) level

raggiungere il suo, il proprio livello

to find its way to, into bin, pocket, area

riuscire a raggiungere

how did it find its way into your bag?

come è riuscito a entrare nella tua borsa?

8. find LAW:

to find that …

dichiarare che …

to find sb guilty, not guilty

dichiarare qn colpevole, innocente

to be found guilty

essere giudicato, dichiarato colpevole

how do you find the accused?

come giudicate gli imputati?

9. find (arrive to find) letter, card, day:

find person

trovare

I hope this card finds you well

spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill

il giorno dopo si sentì male

10. find COMPUT:

find

trovare

find

cercare

III.find <pt/pp found> [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd] VB intr LAW

find (to find for, against sb)

pronunciarsi a favore, contro qn

IV.to find oneself <pt/pp found> VB refl

1. to find oneself (discover suddenly):

to find oneself

ritrovarsi

to find oneself in Crewe, trapped

ritrovarsi a Crewe, intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do

sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself agreeing, wishing that …

sorprendersi a essere d'accordo, a desiderare che …

to find oneself being swept along by the crowd

ritrovarsi trascinato dalla folla

2. to find oneself (discover one's vocation):

to find oneself

scoprire la propria vocazione

V.find [Brit fʌɪnd, Am faɪnd]

to find one's feet

cavarsela, camminare con le proprie gambe

to take sb as one finds him, her

prendere qn così com'è

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arch liter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that Brit inf

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! inf

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

lost and found in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lost and found in the English»Italian Dictionary

lost and found N

lost and found

ufficio m oggetti smarriti

Translations for lost and found in the Italian»English Dictionary

stare a sentire

to wait and find out

chi cerca trova prov

seek and ye shall find

Translations for lost and found 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

found¹ [faʊnd] VB

found pt, pp of find

See also find

I.find <found, found> [faɪnd] VB trans

1. find lost object, person:

find

trovare

2. find (locate):

find

trovare

to find support

trovare appoggio

to find happiness with sb

trovare la felicità con qu

to find oneself somewhere

ritrovarsi da qualche parte

to be nowhere to be found

non trovarsi da nessuna parte

to find no reason why …

non vedere alcun motivo per cui

to find (the) time

trovare il tempo

to find excuses

trovare scuse

to find the strength (to do sth)

trovare la forza (di fare qc)

to find (enough) money

trovare (abbastanza) denaro

3. find (experience):

find

provare

to find oneself alone

ritrovarsi da solo

4. find (conclude):

to find sb guilty/innocent

riconoscere qu colpevole/innocente

5. find (discover):

find

scoprire

II.find [faɪnd] N

find

scoperta f

found² [faʊnd] VB trans

1. found (establish):

found

fondare

2. found (base):

found

fondare

to found a statement/a case on sth

fondare una dichiarazione/un caso su qc

3. found (build):

to be founded on sth

essere fondato su qc

found³ [faʊnd] VB trans MIN

found

fondere

I.find <found, found> [faɪnd] VB trans

1. find lost object, person:

find

trovare

2. find (locate):

find

trovare

to find support

trovare appoggio

to find happiness with sb

trovare la felicità con qu

to find oneself somewhere

ritrovarsi da qualche parte

to be nowhere to be found

non trovarsi da nessuna parte

to find no reason why …

non vedere alcun motivo per cui

to find (the) time

trovare il tempo

to find excuses

trovare scuse

to find the strength (to do sth)

trovare la forza (di fare qc)

to find (enough) money

trovare (abbastanza) denaro

3. find (experience):

find

provare

to find oneself alone

ritrovarsi da solo

4. find (conclude):

to find sb guilty/innocent

riconoscere qu colpevole/innocente

5. find (discover):

find

scoprire

II.find [faɪnd] N

find

scoperta f

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MATH:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The department handles other security issues, such as parking and driving violations, community policing, as well lost and found.

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The janitors, who are having a murder mystery night during the day, direct them to the lost and found.

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It was the lost and found spot where lost things were brought to the temple compound.

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Lost and found is also located at the first-aid stand.

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Some lost and found offices will try to contact the owners of any lost items if there are any personal identifiers available.

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Their name was taken out of a lost and found advertisement.

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Services provided on the lower level of the building include ticket sales, information booth, lost and found, and washroom facilities.

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The number for lost and found items is [phone].

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Primarily a publication for classified ads, merchants and individuals listed notices of employment, lost and found goods and items for sale.

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Although it is located within the public lost and found repository, the museum itself is not generally open to the public.

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