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perdu

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See also: perdû

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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perdu (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. [17th–19th c.]
  2. (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 []
  3. (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

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perdu (plural perdus)

  1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
  2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.

Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Verb

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perdu

  1. imperative of perdi

French

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Participle

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

  1. past participle of perdre

Adjective

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

  1. lost

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German

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French perdu.

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Adjective

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perdu (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. (colloquial, somewhat dated) gone, lost
    • 2025 February 23, Sabine am Orde, “CDU gewinnt Bundestagswahl: Klarer Sieg – unklare Zukunft”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
      Das wäre vermutlich ein kompliziertes Bündnis – das den sofortigen und tiefgreifenden Politikwechsel, den Merz im Wahlkampf vor jeder Fernsehkamera angekündigt hat, empfindlich ausbremsen könnte. Sein zentrales Wahlkampfversprechen wäre schnell perdu.
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Further reading

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  • perdu” in Duden online
  • perdu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pərˈdu]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧du

Noun

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pêrdu (plural perdu-perdu)

  1. shrub: a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base
  2. clump (of trees), cluster
    Synonym: rumpun

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