perdu
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See also: perdû
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
perdu (not comparable)
- (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. [17th–19th c.]
- c. 1616–1619 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Loyal Svbiect”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act I, scene i:
- a perdue captain
- (now rare) In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate. [from 17th c.]
- 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 7, in Billy Budd[1], London: Constable & Co.:
- Among certain grizzled sea-gossips of the gun decks and forecastle went a rumor perdue […]
- (now rare) Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie. [from 17th c.]
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC:
- He should lie Perdue who is to walk the round.
- 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 346:
- I stood perdu behind Mr Grimbold; a tall personage, whose broad shoulders, however, just permitted me to peep over at the Major, who had not yet espied me.
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Noun[edit]
perdu (plural perdus)
- One placed on watch, or in ambush.
- A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii], line 35:
- To watch, poor perdu, / With this thin helm?
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Verb[edit]
perdu
- imperative of perdi
French[edit]
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Participle[edit]
perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)
- past participle of perdre
Adjective[edit]
perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “perdu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
perdu (strong nominative masculine singular perduer, not comparable)
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
pêrdu (first-person possessive perduku, second-person possessive perdumu, third-person possessive perdunya)
- shrub: a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
- clump (of trees), cluster
- Synonym: rumpun
Further reading[edit]
- “perdu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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