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1 mislay
[ˌmɪs'leɪ]* * *[mis'lei]past tense, past participle - mislaid; verb(to lose: I seem to have mislaid my wallet.) smarrire* * *[ˌmɪs'leɪ] -
2 mislay mis·lay
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3 (to) mislay
(to) mislay /mɪsˈleɪ/(pass. e p. p. mislaid), v. t.mettere (qc.) in un posto insolito e dimenticarsene; smarrire (qc.): DIALOGO → - Enquiring about lost property- I seem to have mislaid my umbrella, credo di aver lasciato il mio ombrello da qualche parte. -
4 (to) mislay
(to) mislay /mɪsˈleɪ/(pass. e p. p. mislaid), v. t.mettere (qc.) in un posto insolito e dimenticarsene; smarrire (qc.): DIALOGO → - Enquiring about lost property- I seem to have mislaid my umbrella, credo di aver lasciato il mio ombrello da qualche parte. -
5 misplace
[ˌmɪs'pleɪs]1) (mislay) perdere, smarrire [keys, money]2) (put in wrong place) mettere fuori posto [ object]; riporre male [ trust]* * *[mis'pleis]1) (to lose, mislay.) perdere2) (to give (trust, love) to the wrong person: Your trust in him was misplaced.) (riporre male)* * *[ˌmɪs'pleɪs]1) (mislay) perdere, smarrire [keys, money]2) (put in wrong place) mettere fuori posto [ object]; riporre male [ trust] -
6 lose
[luːz] 1.1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]to lose one's way — perdersi (anche fig.)
2) (be deprived of) perdereto lose touch — (with reality) perdere contatto; (with person) perdere i contatti
to lose the use of — perdere l'uso di [ muscle]
nothing to lose — colloq. niente da perdere
3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]you've lost me there! — colloq. fig. non ti seguo più!
6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]2.to lose sb. sth. — fare perdere o costare qcs. a qcn
1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro3.to lose oneself in — immergersi in [ book]; perdersi in [ contemplation]
- lose out* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perdere2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perdere3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perdere4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perdere5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perdere•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *[luːz] 1.1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]to lose one's way — perdersi (anche fig.)
2) (be deprived of) perdereto lose touch — (with reality) perdere contatto; (with person) perdere i contatti
to lose the use of — perdere l'uso di [ muscle]
nothing to lose — colloq. niente da perdere
3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]you've lost me there! — colloq. fig. non ti seguo più!
6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]2.to lose sb. sth. — fare perdere o costare qcs. a qcn
1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro3.to lose oneself in — immergersi in [ book]; perdersi in [ contemplation]
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7 misplace mis·place vt
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8 mislaid
past tense, past participle; see mislay
См. также в других словарях:
Mislay — Mis*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mislaying}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. [1913 Webster] The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay in a place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mislay — index dislocate, disorient, lose (be deprived of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mislay — (v.) c.1400, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + LAY (Cf. lay) (v.). Related: Mislaid; mislaying … Etymology dictionary
mislay — *misplace … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mislay — ► VERB (past and past part. mislaid) ▪ lose (an object) by temporarily forgetting where one has left it … English terms dictionary
mislay — [mislā′] vt. mislaid, mislaying [see MIS 1 & LAY1, v.] to put in a place afterward forgotten or not easily found … English World dictionary
mislay — UK [mɪsˈleɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mislay : present tense I/you/we/they mislay he/she/it mislays present participle mislaying past tense mislaid UK [mɪsˈleɪd] / US past participle mislaid to lose something for a time, especially… … English dictionary
mislay — mislayer, n. /mis lay /, v.t., mislaid, mislaying. 1. to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys. 2. to lay or place wrongly; arrange or situate improperly: to mislay linoleum. [1350 1400; ME mysse layen. See MIS 1, LAY1] * * * … Universalium
mislay — [[t]mɪ̱sle͟ɪ[/t]] mislays, mislaying, mislaid VERB If you mislay something, you put it somewhere and then forget where you have put it. [V n] I appear to have mislaid my jumper. Syn: misplace … English dictionary
mislay — mis•lay [[t]mɪsˈleɪ[/t]] v. t. laid, lay•ing 1) to lose temporarily; misplace: I mislaid my keys[/ex] 2) to lay or place wrongly; arrange or situate improperly: to mislay linoleum[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 mis•lay′er, n … From formal English to slang
mislay — transitive verb (mislaid; laying) Date: 1614 to put in an unremembered place ; lose < he mislaid his car keys > … New Collegiate Dictionary