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  1.                 From en.wiktionary.org:
                    

    [perdû]

    ** English

    *** Alternative forms

    - [en]

    *** Etymology

    Borrowed from [en], originally after [fr].

    *** Pronunciation

    - [en] - [en] - [en]

    *** Adjective

    [-]

    1. [en] Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush . Originally as [en] . [17th–19th c.] 2. * [The Loyal Subject] 3. [en] In a dangerous situation; lost , desperate . [from 17th c.] 4. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1924 | author=w:Herman Melville | title=w:Billy Budd | location=London | publisher=Constable & Co. | chapter=7 | url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0608511h.html |passage=Among certain grizzled sea-gossips of the gun decks and forecastle went a rumor PERDUE [...]}}

    1. [en] Hidden ; concealed from sight. Chiefly with [en] . [from 17th c.] 2. * {{ RQ:Fuller Holy State |passage=He should lie PERDUE who is to walk the round.}}

    1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1792 | author= [Charlotte Smith (writer)] | title=Desmond | publisher=Broadview | year_published=2001 | page=346 |passage=I stood _PERDU_ behind Mr Grimbold; a tall personage, whose broad shoulders, however, just permitted me to peep over at the Major, who had not yet espied me.}}

    **** Related terms

    [en]

    *** Noun

    [en-noun]

    1. One placed on watch , or in ambush . 2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope . 3. * [IV]

    *** Anagrams

    - [en]

    ** Esperanto

    *** Verb

    [eo-head]

    1. [perd]

    ** French

    *** Pronunciation

    - [fr-IPA] - [fr] - [fr] - [fr] - [fr] - [fr] - [fr]

    *** Participle

    [fr-past participle]

    1. [fr]

    *** Adjective

    [fr-adj]

    1. lost

    **** Derived terms

    {{col3|fr |à corps perdu |à fonds perdu |bien perdu, bien connu |cause perdue |cire perdue |pain perdu |peine perdue |rattraper le temps perdu |trou perdu |un de perdu, dix de retrouvés |une de perdue, dix de retrouvées }}

    *** Further reading

    - [R:fr:TLFi]

    *** Anagrams

    - [fr] , [fr]

    ** German

    *** Etymology

    [de].

    *** Pronunciation

    - [de] - [de]

    *** Adjective

    [indecl.predonly]

    1. [de] gone , lost 2. * [de]

    *** Further reading

    - [R:de:Duden] - [R:de:DWDS]

    ** Indonesian

    [lang=id]

    *** Etymology

    [id]. [id]

    *** Pronunciation

    - [id] - [id]

    *** Noun

    [head=pêrdu]

    1. shrub : a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base 2. clump (of trees), cluster

    *** Further reading

    - [R:KBBI Daring]