perdu

or per·due

[ per-doo, -dyoo, per- ]

/ pərˈdu, -ˈdyu, pɛr- /

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adjective

hidden; concealed; obscured.

noun

Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.

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Origin of perdu

1585–95; <French: lost, past participle of perdre<Latin perdere to lose

Other definitions for perdu (2 of 2)

Perdu

[ per-dy ]

/ pɛrˈdü /

noun

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.
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CEO-turned-candidate David Perdue swept past Democrat Michelle Nunn, 55 percent to 42 percent.
Georgia Democrats Fall Hard|Patricia Murphy|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither Michelle Nunn nor David Perdue, the two major Senate candidates in Georgia, talk about criminal justice reform.
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In Georgia, RealClearPolitics has Michelle Nunn up literally 0.4 percent over David Perdue, 46.0 to 45.6.
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Republican Senate candidate David Perdue should be winning big in Georgia.
The GOP’s Really Big Problem in Georgia|Patricia Murphy|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This sentence is incomplete; the translator has missed the line—'Et qu'ele a sa vie perdue.'
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La 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 Alison
I expected my beloved would have been inquisitive after our subject: but (lying perdue, as I saw) not a word said she.
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These 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)

perdu

perdue

/ (ˈpɜːdjuː) /

adjective

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

noun

obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty

obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush

Word Origin for perdu

C16: via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy

British Dictionary definitions for perdu (2 of 2)

Perdu

/ (pɛrdy) /

noun

Mont Perdu the French name for (Monte) Perdido

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perdu

or per·due

Origin of perdu

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British Dictionary definitions for perdu (1 of 2)

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