No. 4,677 in French
perdante
"Perdante" means "loser" (feminine form) in English.
In a sentence
Elle a été désignée comme la perdante du concours.
She was designated as the loser of the contest.
The word 'perdante' in this sentence is used as a noun to refer to someone who has lost a contest or competition.
L'équipe perdante devra travailler davantage pour s'améliorer.
The losing team will need to work harder to improve.
Here, 'perdante' serves as an adjective describing the team that lost in the competition.
Par cette décision, elle s'est retrouvée dans une position perdante.
With this decision, she found herself in a losing position.
In this sentence, 'perdante' acts as an adjective that qualifies the position as one associated with loss or disadvantage.
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