Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to lose of sight.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pèrdere di vista (first-person singular present pèrdo di vista, first-person singular past historic pèrsi di vista or perdétti di vista or (traditional) perdètti di vista or (less common) perdéi di vista, past participle pèrso di vista or perdùto di vista, auxiliary avére) (transitive, idiomatic)

  1. (also figurative) to lose sight of
    • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, The Great Gatsby, Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 88:
      Per un po' persi di vista Jordan Baker, poi verso la metà dell’estate la ritrovai.
      For a while I lost sight of Jordan Baker, and then in midsummer I found her again.
      (literally, “For a while I lost sight of Jordan Baker, then near the middle of the summer I found her again.”)
  2. to cease having contact with (someone)
    eravamo amici, ma poi l'ho perso di vista
    we were friends, but then I stopped talking to him