perdu
or per·due
hidden; concealed; obscured.
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
Origin of perdu
1Other definitions for Perdu (2 of 2)
Mont [mawn], /mɔ̃/, French name of Monte Perdido.
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How to use perdu in a sentence
In Georgia, Senator-elect David Perdue likewise garnered more than 40 percent of the Latino vote.
CEO-turned-candidate David Perdue swept past Democrat Michelle Nunn, 55 percent to 42 percent.
Neither Michelle Nunn nor David Perdue, the two major Senate candidates in Georgia, talk about criminal justice reform.
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Republican Senate candidate David Perdue should be winning big in Georgia.
This sentence is incomplete; the translator has missed the line—'Et qu'ele a sa vie perdue.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerLa foi Britannique s'y trouvera perdue dans l'hospitalit (p. 172) du Bellerophon.
The Surrender of Napoleon | Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland.Plusieurs penserent que croyant la battaille perdue, il voulut se faire tuer.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 | Archibald AlisonI expected my beloved would have been inquisitive after our subject: but (lying perdue, as I saw) not a word said she.
Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonThese men had lain perdue, for some days, in the depth of the forest, impatiently awaiting for intelligence from Ramsay.
Horse-Shoe Robinson | John Pendleton Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for perdu (1 of 2)
perdue
/ (ˈpɜːdjuː) /
obsolete (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty
obsolete (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush
(of a person or thing) hidden or concealed
obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty
obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush
Origin of perdu
1British Dictionary definitions for Perdu (2 of 2)
/ (pɛrdy) /
Mont Perdu the French name for (Monte) Perdido
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