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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to waste shots”.
Verb
pèrdere colpi (first-person singular present pèrdo colpi, first-person singular past historic pèrsi colpi or perdétti colpi or (traditional) perdètti colpi or (less common) perdéi colpi, past participle pèrso colpi or perdùto colpi, auxiliary avére)
- to misfire
- Synonym: fare cilecca
- to show signs of crisis or decay; to lose it; to slip
2020 September 30, Anna Lombardi, “Parlando di tasse, però, Biden perde un po' il filo. Dura pochissimo, ma è una defaillance evidente. [Trump-Biden, first heated debate: repeated insults and interruptions on Covid, Supreme Court and economy]”, in la Repubblica:Anche secondo la Bbc (ma per bocca di un suo editorialista, Anthony Zurcher) il vincitore stasera è stato Biden, "fosse anche solo perché il suo principale obiettivo era di provare agli americani che poteva andare bene sotto pressione, che non ha perso colpi per la sua età".- Even according to the BBC (but by the word of one of its lead writers, Anthony Zurcher) the winner tonight was Biden, "if only because his principal objective was to prove to Americans that he could do well under pressure, that he has not lost it because of his age".