perdu

See also: perdû

English

Alternative forms

• perdue

Etymology

Borrowing from French perdu.

Adjective

perdu (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

This word occurs in Shakespeare's King Lear in the sense 'lost'. See citations tab for details.

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

• drupe, duper, prude

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Verb

perdu

1. imperative of perdi

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French

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

Anagrams

• drupe, duper

Further reading

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

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German

Etymology

Borrowing from French perdu.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

perdu (not comparable)

1. lost

Further reading

• perdu in Duden online