Italian

Verb

perdere

1. (transitive, intransitive) to lose
2. to waste
3. to destroy
4. to miss, to be late for something

Conjugation

Related terms

Latin

Verb

perdēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of perdō

Verb

perdere

1. present active infinitive of perdō
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of perdō
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of perdō

Verb

perdere

1. present active infinitive of perdō.

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “perdere”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to lose no time: tempus non amittere, perdere
    
  • (ambiguous) to bring a man to ruin; to destroy: aliquem affligere, perdere, pessumdare, in praeceps dare
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose one's labour: operam (et oleum) perdere or frustra consumere
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose hope: spem perdere
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose one's case: causam or litem amittere, perdere