Perte

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In France, a place where a river disappears, in consequence of its having worn a deep channel in the rock, which has subsequently become covered over by the fall of large blocks from above. The Perte du Rhône, below Geneva, the best-known of these localities, is about fifty yards long.
  • A Middle English form of part.
  • Word Usage
    "Indépendamment du nombre de victimes, pour chacun de ceux qui sont concernés la gravité est extrême, pour la victime bien sûr, mais aussi pour les parents, les amis, les collègues: ils se trouvent brutalement confrontés à une perte irrémédiable."
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    armee  bouche  epoque  faveur  jeunesse