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Definitions for perdu
pərˈdu, -ˈdyu, pɛr-per·du
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perduadjective
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perduadjective
Lost (from a soldier given a mission not expected to return from).
Etymology: From the French.
Webster Dictionary
Perduadjective
one placed on watch, or in ambush
Perduadjective
a soldier sent on a forlorn hope
Perduadjective
alt. of Perdue
Etymology: [See Perdu, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perdu
Perdue, per-dū′, adj. lost to view: concealed: being on a forlorn hope or on a desperate enterprise: reckless.—n. (Shak.) one lying in concealment or ambush: one on a forlorn hope. [Fr., pa.p. of perdre, to lose—L. perdĕre, to destroy.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
perdu
A word adopted from the French, signifying to lie flat and closely in wait. It likewise means employed on desperate purposes; accustomed to desperate enterprises.
Anagrams for perdu »
drupe
duper
prude
pured
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perdu in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perdu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of perdu in a Sentence
We have got to let loose sometimes, rather than indulging intractably in self-harm or self-mistreatment, by pursuing impervious dreams. ( « Les choses avaient enfin perdu leur pesanteur » )
Joseph lost his son and Christ. (Joseph a perdu - Son fils et Jésus.)
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- perduFrench
- perduNorwegian
- perduPortuguese
- PerduTurkish
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