to lose oneself in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for to lose oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

to lose oneself in contemplation

perdersi in

to lose oneself in book

immergersi in

to lose control (of oneself)

perdere il controllo

Translations for to lose oneself in the Italian»English Dictionary

perdersi in congetture

to lose oneself in conjecture

perdersi nella contemplazione di qc

to lose oneself or be lost in contemplation over sth

immergersi in pensieri, lettura

to submerge oneself in, to get or become absorbed in, to lose oneself in

Translations for to lose oneself 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

oneself [Brit wʌnˈsɛlf, Am ˌwənˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, oneself is translated by si : to hurt oneself = farsi male; to enjoy oneself = divertirsi. - When used in emphasis the translation is sé o se stesso : to do something oneself = fare qualcosa da sé. - For particular usages see this entry.

1. oneself:

oneself (reflexive)

si, sé, se stesso

oneself (after preposition)

sé, se stesso

to wash, cut oneself

lavarsi, tagliarsi

to be sure of oneself

essere sicuro di sé

to look pleased with oneself

avere l'aria soddisfatta or compiaciuta

to have the house all to oneself

avere la casa tutta per sé

to talk to oneself

parlare da solo or fra sé e sé

2. oneself (emphatic):

oneself

se stesso

for oneself

per sé or per se stesso

3. oneself (expressions):

(all) by oneself

(tutto) da solo

not to be oneself

non essere in sé

to lose oneself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to lose oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

to lose control of oneself

perdere il controllo (di sé)

Translations for to lose oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

oneself [wʌn·ˈself] PRON reflexive

1. oneself:

oneself

si

to deceive oneself

illudersi

to express oneself

esprimersi

2. oneself normal:

oneself

se stesso, -a

freedom to be oneself

la libertà di essere se stessi

not to feel oneself

non sentirsi se stessi

3. oneself emphatic:

oneself

da sé

to do sth oneself

fare qc da sé

4. oneself (personally):

to see for oneself

vedere qc con i propri occhi

5. oneself (alone):

oneself

da solo

living by oneself can be very difficult

vivere da soli può essere difficile

to have sth to oneself

avere qc per sé

to keep sth for oneself

tenere qc per sé

to speak to oneself

parlare da solo

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