perdu

pɛrˈduː

Definition

Definition of perdu - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

secrecy

Dated

hidden or concealed from view

Dated

The perdu treasure was never found by the explorers.

concealed

hidden

secret

military

Dated

stationed in a dangerous position

Dated

The perdu soldier awaited orders in the trench.

concealed

hidden

Noun

military

Dated

soldier stationed in a concealed or dangerous position

Dated

The perdu awaited orders, hidden behind enemy lines..

guard

lookout

sentry

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Origin of perdu

French, perdu (lost)

Examples of perdu in a sentence

She found the perdu passage behind the bookshelf.
The perdu unit was isolated on the battlefield.
He was part of a perdu squad behind enemy lines.
The perdu signaled the troops from his hidden spot.
A perdu must remain undetected to be effective.

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French:caché, agent en poste avancé, ...
German:verborgen, versteckter Soldat, ...
Italian:nascosto, soldato in posizione pericolosa, ...
Spanish:perdido, soldado oculto, ...
Portuguese:escondido, soldado oculto, ...
Chinese:隐秘的, 潜伏兵, ...
Japanese:隠された, 隠れた兵士, ...
Arabic:مَخْفِيّ, جُنْدِي مُتَخَفٍّ, ...
Hebrew:נִסְתָּר, חוֹיֵל בְּעֶמְדָּה מֻסְתֶּרֶת, ...
Russian:скрытый, скрытый солдат, ...
Ukrainian:прихований, прихований солдат, ...
Hindi:गुप्त, गुप्त सैनिक, ...
Bengali:গোপন, গোপন সৈনিক, ...
Catalan:amagat, soldat amagat, ...
Czech:skrytý, hlídka, ...
Danish:skjult, skjult soldat, ...
Dutch:verborgen, verborgen soldaat, ...
Greek:κρυμμένος, κρυμμένος στρατιώτης, ...
Hungarian:rejtett, előőrs, ...
Khmer:លាក់កំបាំង, ទាហានដែលឈរជើងនៅទីតាំងលាក់កំបាំង ឬគ្រោះថ្នាក់, ...
Korean:숨겨진, 은밀한 병사, ...
Persian:پنهان, سرباز مخفی, ...
Polish:ukryty, ukryty żołnierz, ...
Portuguese (BR):perdido, soldado oculto, ...
Romanian:ascuns, soldat ascuns, ...
Swedish:dold, förlorad soldat, ...
Thai:ซ่อนอยู่, ทหารที่ซ่อนตัว, ...
Turkish:gizli, gizli asker, ...
Vietnamese:bị ẩn giấu, lính ẩn nấp, ...

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Noun

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