This is the 4678th most frequent French word.
perdus
"Perdus" means "lost" in English.
Here, 'perdus' is an adjective describing the state of the travelers being lost in a location.
Les voyageurs sont perdus dans la forêt.
The travelers are lost in the forest.
In this sentence, 'perdu' is the past participle of the verb 'perdre,' indicating the action of losing something.
Nous avons perdu beaucoup de temps aujourd'hui.
We lost a lot of time today.
Here, 'perdus' is used as part of a passive construction, referring to something intangible like advice.