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I am wondering what the most accurate translation of the English phrase "to give up on someone" is in Italian. I am aware that there may be multiple, depending on the context, so I would just ask you to translate a few sentences:

"I thought he was a worthy student, but in the end I just gave up on him."

"He never gave up on me, even when I was treating him really badly."

"Thank you for not giving up on me when I failed"

gianluca
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    Welcome to ItalianSE! Unfortunately this is not a translation service site, but if can you show us your best attempt along with your doubts I think someone on this site will be pleased to help you. – abarisone Jun 27 '19 at 11:25
  • The only reason I am asking for translations is so that I have a full understanding of the issue. I do not need any of these sentences in particular, I would just like to know how to express this concept (which I don't). – gianluca Jun 27 '19 at 13:27
  • My dictionary says that “give up on” means “stop having faith or belief in”. In Italian it could be “perdere la fiducia”. – egreg Jun 27 '19 at 14:56
  • https://www.wordreference.com/enit/give%20up suggests "give up on sb => (1) lasciare, lasciare perdere, abbandonare (2) perdere la fiducia in". Meaning 2 seems spot-on here. – Federico Poloni Jun 28 '19 at 15:31

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I generally translate it with "lasciar perdere" or "rinunciare". With this in mind, your phrases would translate in:

"Pensavo fosse uno studente meritevole, ma ho finito con il lasciarlo perdere".

"Non si è mai arreso con me, anche quando lo stavo trattando veramente male".

"Grazie per non esserti arreso con me quando ho fallito".

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