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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to lose one's soul”.
Verb
pèrdersi d'animo (first-person singular present mi pèrdo d'animo, first-person singular past historic mi pèrsi d'animo or mi perdétti d'animo or (traditional) mi perdètti d'animo or (less common) mi perdéi d'animo, past participle pèrso d'animo or perdùto d'animo)
- to lose heart
- Synonyms: scoraggiarsi, abbattersi; see also Thesaurus:abbattere
2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:Ma lui non si era perso d'animo. Alle superiori aveva organizzato un ballo allo scopo di raccogliere fondi per i candidati democratici.- Paul was undeterred. In high school, he organized a dance to raise money for Democratic candidates.
- (literally, “But he did not lose heart. In high school he had organized a dance with the goal of raising funds for Democratic candidates.”)