perdu

Alternative forms

• perdue

Etymology

Borrowed from French perdu.

Adjective

perdu (not comparable)

1. Hidden.
2. Lost (from a soldier given a mission he is not expected to return from).

Noun

perdu (plural perdus)

1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
   • 1605, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, IV. vii. 35:

     To watch, poor perdu, / With this thin helm?

Anagrams

• Dupre, Prude, drupe, duper, prude, pured, red up, red-up

Verb

perdu

1. imperative of perdi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.dy/

Verb

perdu m (feminine singular perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)

1. past participle of perdre

Adjective

perdu (feminine singular perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)

1. lost

Further reading

• “perdu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• drupe, duper

Etymology

Borrowed from French perdu.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

perdu (not comparable)

1. lost

Further reading

• perdu in Duden online