/peɾˈði.ðo/
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Translation
lost, wasted (past participle of perder)
Word origin
Past participle of perder ('to lose'), from Latin perdere ('to lose, to destroy'), from per- ('away') and dare ('to give').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perdere
- English cognates
- perdition, lost
Grammar
Feminineperdida
Masc pluralperdidos
Examples
desconocida.
I am completely lost in this unfamiliar city.
ordenador.
He has wasted two hours looking for the report on the computer.
apareció cajón.
The book I considered lost turned up inside the drawer.
.
His vacant stare worried me throughout the meal.
.
They found the lost dog near the station.
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