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Meaning of "perdu" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERDU

Via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PERDU

ˈpɜːdjuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERDU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perdu can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERDU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perdu

Perdu is a French word that means lost or hidden. It may refer to: ▪ À corps perdu, 1988 Canadian film, titled Straight for the Heart in English ▪ “Le temps perdu”, 1956 French song ▪ Les Marins perdus, 2003 French film ▪ Les Pas perdus, 1964 French film ▪ Mont Perdu, mountain in the Pyrenees ▪ Perdu Temps River, river on the Caribbean island of Dominica...

Definition of perdu in the English dictionary

The first definition of perdu in the dictionary is placed on hazardous sentry duty. Other definition of perdu is placed in a hazardous ambush. Perdu is also hidden or concealed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERDU

adieu · bedew · deaw · dew · due · d´you · endue · fondue · honeydew · indue · mildew · overdue · perdue · residue · subdue · sundew · undue · vendue

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERDU

percussor · percutaneous · percutaneously · percutient · Percy · perdendo · perdendosi · Perdido · perdie · perdition · perditionable · perdue · perduellion · perdurability · perdurable · perdurably · perdurance · perduration · perdure · perdy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERDU

bedu · bundu · Chengdu · compte rendu · edu · fondu · Hindu · Kathmandu · Katmandu · kudu · malentendu · Mont Perdu · nandu · nhandu · pendu · pudu · Tamil Nadu · teledu · tendu · Urdu

Synonyms and antonyms of perdu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perdu» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PERDU

Find out the translation of perdu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of perdu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perdu» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

PERDU
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

perdu
570 millions of speakers
en

English

perdu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

perdu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

perdu
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

засаде
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

perdu
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অগোচর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

perdu
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perdu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

perdu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

身を潜めた
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

perdu
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Perdu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

núp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

perdu
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पेडु
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gizlenmiş
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

perdu
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

perdu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

засідці
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

perdu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

perdu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perdu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perdu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perdu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perdu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERDU»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of perdu
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «perdu».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perdu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERDU»

Discover the use of perdu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perdu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History and Ideology in Proust: A la Recherche Du Temps ...
Yet in a reconsideration of Proust's masterpiece, A la recherche du temps perdu, Michael Sprinker reveals Proust to be an acute observer of the struggle between the bourgeoisie and aristocracy in the Third Republic.
Michael Sprinker, 1997
2
The Growth of À la Recherche Du Temps Perdu: A Chronological ...
Although many soundings have been made in this corpus, which comprises manuscript pages, exercise books, typescripts, and publisher's proofs, Anthony Pugh's study is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive view of the story that the ...
Anthony R. Pugh, 2004
3
Marcel Proust's, A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu: A Search for ...
Voilà le thème essentiel, profond et neuf, de la Recherche du Temps Perdu} Proust's interest in and knowledge of the human sciences — medicine, biology, sociology and psychology — are well established. We shall consider these influences ...
Jack Louis Jordan, 1993
4
In Search of Lost Time, Volume II: Within a Budding Grove (A ...
The final volume of a new, definitive text of A la recherche du temps perdu was published by the Bibliotheque de la Pleiade in 1989.
Marcel Proust, 2000
5
The Invisible Middle Term in Proust's A la Recherche Du ...
Roxanne Hanney. strains of this theme are to be found in previous volumes and again in the ones to follow. On the largest scale, Proust's novel is a recording of the ultimate symbol of fugacite: Time. It is the accomplishment of novelists, muses  ...
Roxanne Hanney, 1990
6
Le Cahier Perdu
cherche à rationaliser cet enchaînement de circonstances, à lui trouver un sens et à le justifier à ses propres yeux : avec le Cahier perdu, un brin de lumière aurait sans doute dû éclairer tout ceci. Mais ceux de ses écrits et les passages des ...
Lucien Karhausen
7
The Color-keys to "A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu"
(Ill, 159) When I write that Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu is a unity, I have the pleasant sensation of being in the company of a friendly majority. Proust said it was unified, and most current critics and scholars agree. l Of course , ...
Allan H. Pasco, 1976
8
Corps Perdu
A series of ten poems by the Caribbean author explores the nature of the Black culture
Aimé Césaire, 1986
9
Un continent perdu: ou, L'esclavage et la traite en Afrique ...
ou, L'esclavage et la traite en Afrique (1875) avec quelques observations sur la manière dont ils se pratiquent en Asie et dans d'autres contrées sous le nom de système contractuel de la main-d'oeuvre Joseph Cooper. vous citer un extrait ...
Joseph Cooper, 1876
10
Le Gant Perdu
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Hendrik Conscience, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERDU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perdu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to revive our sad high streets
My wistful regrets at such changes are not just a nostalgic “recherche du temps perdu” nor a rosy-tinted Hovis-advert trip down Memory Lane. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Michael B. Carstens, executive chef
... French Kitchen dining room included "French toast with bananas Foster pan perdu, fried chicken with a Meyer lemon waffle and grilled peach ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
On the Danube River with Viking River Cruises
Your charming waiter or waitress will do the heavy lifting for you with offers of eggs Benedict, pain perdu, or pancakes. Don't expect ethnic food ... «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
4
New Harper Lee novel in demand; J.K. Rowling turns 50
Jean Perdu sees himself as a literary pharmacist, prescribing books to ease his customers' ills. One day, he decides to tackle the biggest ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
5
Your Guide to Exploring French Riviera Back-Country from Cannes …
After breakfast of fruit and honey drenched pain perdu alongside more of those glorious views, we pack up and set off east to explore the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
6
Backyard beekeeping broached
City planning consultant Erin Perdu advised that the issue that yielded the most discussion among the Environmental Commission members ... «White Bear Press, Jul 15»
7
Let them eat French toast
In France it is called "pain perdu" - literally, "lost bread." It starts with a sturdy farmhouse or French style bread. Stale works best. You mix up a ... «Murfreesboro Post, Jul 15»
8
Dream-like gustatory delights at City of Dreams
... blueberry-shiso compote, yuzu whipped cream) and fluffy-as-clouds Pain Perdu (Nobu's version of French toast—Japanese bread soaked in ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
How to read a novel in 25 minutes and still remember all the plot
... of speed reading she had, for instance, read Marcel Proust's seven-volume masterpiece A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu — in French. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
F1: Jules Bianchi a perdu «sa bataille» contre la mort
«Nous avons perdu l'un des meilleurs gars et l'un des meilleurs pilotes que j'aie jamais rencontrés. Tu vas tellement me manquer, mon ami», ... «20minutes.fr, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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