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ils perdirent

lost

→ perdre
perd to lose + irent they simple past
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #42,781
lost This is a literary past-tense form, mostly found in written narration.
FR: Ils perdirent leurs clés dans le train.
EN: They lost their keys on the train.
Conjugation of perdre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third perdit perdirent

Son sommeil lui cacha comment des héros du travail perdirent leur emploi.

His sleep hid from him how some heroes of labor lost their jobs.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Ils perdirent presque leur équilibre.

They almost lost their balance.

Les alliés ne perdirent pas de temps.

The Allies wasted no time.

Ils perdirent beaucoup.

They lost a lot.

Beaucoup perdirent leurs maisons après le tremblement de terre.

Many lost their homes after the earthquake.

La plupart des policiers perdirent leur emploi.

Most of the police officers lost their jobs.