perdieron

lost, they lost


Verb perdieron

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) preterite indicative form of perder.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) preterite indicative form of perder.

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Examples
  • Muchos perdieron sus hogares en el terremoto.

    Many lost their homes in the earthquake.

  • Millones de hombres perdieron sus trabajos.

    Millions of men lost their jobs.

  • Los Aliados no perdieron tiempo.

    The Allies wasted no time.

  • Los soldados perdieron el valor para combatir.

    The soldiers lost the courage to fight.

  • Ellos se perdieron una buena oportunidad.

    They missed a good chance.

  • Miles perdieron sus hogares.

    Thousands lost their homes.

  • A María se le perdieron sus lentes de lectura.

    Mary lost her reading glasses.

  • Ellos perdieron su propiedad.

    They lost their property.

  • Perdieron la guerra en el frente del Este.

    They lost the war on the eastern front.

  • Cuando le pregunto a la gente qué es lo que lamenta más del instituto, casi todos dicen lo mismo: que perdieron demasiado tiempo.

    When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.

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