perdere — meaning in English

English meaning

• leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
• lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.

Senses

perdere is used for these senses in English:

• leak (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
• lose (transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
• miss (transitive, mostly continuous tenses) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).
• miss out (intransitive, or, transitive with 'on') To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.

leak — full definition

1. noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
2. noun The unauthorized release of secret or private information.
3. verb To let liquid or gas escape through an opening, or to escape that way.
4. verb To reveal secret information to the public, usually without permission.

lose — full definition

1. verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
2. verb To fail to win a game, competition, or argument.
3. verb To become unable to find your way, or to no longer be able to follow or track someone or something.

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