This is the 4677th most frequent French word.
perdante
"Perdante" means "loser" (feminine form) in English.
Here, 'perdante' serves as an adjective describing the team that lost in the competition.
L'équipe perdante devra travailler davantage pour s'améliorer.
The losing team will need to work harder to improve.
In this sentence, 'perdante' acts as an adjective that qualifies the position as one associated with loss or disadvantage.
Par cette décision, elle s'est retrouvée dans une position perdante.
With this decision, she found herself in a losing position.
The word 'perdante' in this sentence is used as a noun to refer to someone who has lost a contest or competition.