B1 — Intermediate❤️ Love & Family
Essere innamorato perso
To be hopelessly in love
Literal Translation
"To be lost in love"
What it means
To be hopelessly in love; to be completely smitten. 'Perso' (lost) intensifies the idea of being consumed by love. Similar to innamorato cotto but with a sense of being genuinely lost in the emotion.
Example in context
"È innamorato perso di lei — non riesce a concentrarsi su nient'altro."
"He is hopelessly in love with her — he cannot concentrate on anything else."
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