fond perdu
French, noun/fɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy/
fond perdu is a French masculine noun meaning “bleed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marge d’une planche dans laquelle l’imprimeur peut inscrire des informations qui ne seront plus sur le…”.
What does fond perdu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebleed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marge d’une planche dans laquelle l’imprimeur peut inscrire des informations qui ne seront plus sur le produit après sa coupe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fond perdu
- fonds perdus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fond perdu?
- /fɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy/
- \fɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fond perdu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.