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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespasar desapercibido para alguien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa-sar de-sa-per-ci-bi-do pa-ra al-guien
"La sutileza del chiste pasó desapercibida para él."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fail to be understood, appreciated, or noticed by a specific person.
"The subtlety of her argument seemed to be lost on the exhausted audience." - 2
To fail to produce the intended effect or impression on someone.
"His attempts at subtle sarcasm were completely lost on his literal-minded colleague."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom combines the verb 'be', the past participle 'lost' originating from Old English 'losian' (to perish or go astray), and the preposition 'on' used to indicate affectation. Recorded in this metaphorical sense since the 18th century, it describes an abstract concept or subtle quality failing to reach its intended recipient's comprehension or appreciation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Be lost on someone" is said worldwide
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échapper à quelqu'un
Transliteration: e-sha-pe a kel-kœ̃
"La finesse de son humour a échappé à tout le monde."
jemandem entgehen
Transliteration: ye-man-dem ent-gay-en
"Die Ironie der Situation ist ihm völlig entgangen."
sfuggire a qualcuno
Transliteration: sfud-djee-re a kwal-koo-no
"Il senso di quel discorso è sfuggito a tutti."
pasar desapercibido para alguien
Transliteration: pa-sar de-sa-per-ci-bi-do pa-ra al-guien
"La sutileza del chiste pasó desapercibida para él."
passar despercebido a alguém
Transliteration: pa-sar des-per-ce-bi-do a al-guẽ
"A ironia da situação passou despercebida a ele."
समझ में न आना
Transliteration: samajh mein na aana
"उसकी बात दर्शकों की समझ में बिल्कुल नहीं आई।"
对某人不起作用 / 某人未能体会
Transliteration: duì mǒu rén bù qǐ zuò yòng
Script: 对某人不起作用
"他的讽刺幽默对她完全失去了意义。"
~에게 통하지 않다
Transliteration: ~ege tong-ha-ji an-ta
"그의 은근한 풍자는 그녀에게 전혀 전달되지 않았다."
〜には通じない / 理解されない
Transliteration: ~ni wa tsuujinai / rikai sarenai
Script: 〜には通じない
"彼のユーモアは彼女には全く理解されなかった。"
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