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

I first read A la Recherche du Temps Perdus in the summer I turned 17, and I have to say, it scared the hell out of me.
David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah|David Frum|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
D'effect, en deux endroits, aucuns de nos gens s'escrierent miserablement que nous estions trestous perdus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Thus 4000 harquebuziers stepped out of the ranks as enfans perdus, at the call of Mons.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
I should have just the moments perdus, don't you see, when you were doing nothing else, when you were wanted for nothing else.
The Marriage of Elinor|Margaret Oliphant

For a little while he joined the crowd in the Salle des Pas Perdus, and wandered idly up and down the majestic colonnaded hall.
El Dorado|Baroness Orczy
Under cover of this friendly embankment, the Americans lay perdus, but not idle, during the greater portion of the battle.
The South-West|Joseph Holt Ingraham

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

Other definitions for perdu (2 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for perdu (1 of 2)

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Word Origin for perdu

British Dictionary definitions for perdu (2 of 2)