Г279
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collVPsubj:
human 1. \Г-279 (от чего) to lose one's poise, common sense, not know how to act (in a difficult situation)
X потерял голову = X lost his head (senses)
X panicked(in limited contexts) X went to pieces
Neg X не потерял голову (-ы ) = X kept his head (his cool, his wits about him)
X kept a level head.
2. \Г-279 (от чего) to become conceited, get a false sense of one's own importance, abilities etc, usu. from praise, success etc: X потерял голову (от Y-a) = Y went to X's head
X had (got) a swelled headX was (became) giddy (with success).
3. - (от кого) (pfv only) to fall passionately in love with s.o. , become completely infatuated with s.o. : X потерял голову (от Y-a) - X (completely) lost his head (over Y)
X fell head over heels in love (with Y)X fell hard for Y.
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Г28 →← Г278