No. 4,678 in French

perdus

"Perdus" means "lost" in English.

In a sentence

Les voyageurs sont perdus dans la forêt.
The travelers are lost in the forest.
Here, 'perdus' is an adjective describing the state of the travelers being lost in a location.
Nous avons perdu beaucoup de temps aujourd'hui.
We lost a lot of time today.
In this sentence, 'perdu' is the past participle of the verb 'perdre,' indicating the action of losing something.
Ses conseils ont été perdus pendant la discussion.
His advice was lost during the discussion.
Here, 'perdus' is used as part of a passive construction, referring to something intangible like advice.

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