perdersi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.der.si/
- Rhymes: -ɛrdersi
- Hyphenation: pèr‧der‧si
Verb
pèrdersi (first-person singular present mi pèrdo, first-person singular past historic mi pèrsi or mi perdétti or (traditional) mi perdètti or (less common) mi perdéi, past participle pèrso or perdùto)
- reflexive of perdere
- (transitive) to lose
- mi sono perso i soldi che avevo in tasca
- I lost the money that I had in my pocket
- (transitive) to miss out on; to miss
- mi sono perso la partita ieri sera
- I missed the game last night
- (intransitive) to fade away or disappear [+ in (object) = in]
- Synonyms: svanire, dissolversi, sfumare, dileguarsi, svaporarsi, dissiparsi
- piano piano le luci si persero nella nebbia
- little by little the lights faded away in the fog
- (figurative, by extension, transitive with in) to get mixed (in); to blend (in); to become part of the whole
- ogni goccia si perde nel mare
- every drop blends into the sea
- (intransitive) (with in or dietro a) to lose oneself in; to indulge in
- le piace perdersi in chiacchiere
- she likes to get lost in conversation
- (intransitive) to lose one's way; to get lost
- Synonyms: smarrirsi, disperdersi
- (intransitive) to get confused
- a qualche punto durante la lezione, mi sono perso tra quelle formule
- at some point during the lesson, I got confused with those formulas
- (intransitive) to disappear due to time; to become extinct, defunct, or obsolete
- ci sono tante tradizioni che si stanno perdendo a causa dell'Internet
- there are many traditions that are becoming extinct because of the Internet
Usage notes
Conjugation
1Traditional.
2Less common.
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