perdere — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
- noun The unauthorized release of secret or private information.
- verb To let liquid or gas escape through an opening, or to escape that way.
- verb To reveal secret information to the public, usually without permission.
lose — full definition
- verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
- verb To fail to win a game, competition, or argument.
- verb To become unable to find your way, or to no longer be able to follow or track someone or something.