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per·ma·nent
(pûr′mə-nənt)adj.
1. Lasting or remaining without essential change: "the universal human yearning for something permanent, enduring, without shadow of change" (Willa Cather).
2. Not expected to change in status, condition, or place: a permanent address; permanent secretary to the president.
n.
Any of several long-lasting hair styles usually achieved by chemical applications that straighten, curl, or wave the hair.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permanēns, permanent-, present participle of permanēre, to endure : per-, throughout; see per- + manēre, to remain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
per′ma·nent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | permanently - for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" temporarily - for a limited time only; not permanently; "he will work here temporarily"; "he was brought out of retirement temporarily"; "a power failure temporarily darkened the town" |
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permanently
adverb for ever, constantly, continually, always, invariably, perennially, persistently, eternally, perpetually, steadfastly, indelibly, in perpetuity, enduringly, unwaveringly, immutably, lastingly, immovably, abidingly, unchangingly, unfadingly His face seemed permanently fixed in a scowl.
briefly, temporarily, momentarily, fleetingly, ephemerally, impermanently, inconstantly, transitorily
briefly, temporarily, momentarily, fleetingly, ephemerally, impermanently, inconstantly, transitorily
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Translations
بِشَكْلٍ دَائِمبصورَةٍ دائِمَه
stáletrvale
permanent
pysyvästi
stalno
varanlega
永久に
영구히
trajno
permanent
อย่างถาวร
một cách lâu dài
permanently
[ˈpɜːmənəntlɪ] ADV [live, go away, come back] → permanentemente; [damage] → irreparablemente, de forma permanente; [stain, disqualify, ban] → para siemprethe accident left him permanently brain-damaged → el accidente le produjo un daño cerebral irreparable, el accidente le dejó dañado el cerebro para siempre
his face seemed to be permanently fixed in a scowl → parecía tener siempre el ceño fruncido
he is permanently drunk → está siempre or permanentemente borracho
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
permanently
[ˈpɜːrmənəntli] adv [affect] → définitivement
to leave sb permanently disabled → laisser qn définitivement handicapé
to be permanently damaged [organ, faculty] → être définitivement endommagé; [person] → souffrir de lésions permanentes
Children are being permanently damaged by malnutrition → Les enfants souffrent de lésions permanentes dues à la malnutrition.
to be permanently injured → être estropié
to scar sb permanently (fig) [experience] → laisser des traces indélébiles chez qn
to leave sb permanently disabled → laisser qn définitivement handicapé
to be permanently damaged [organ, faculty] → être définitivement endommagé; [person] → souffrir de lésions permanentes
Children are being permanently damaged by malnutrition → Les enfants souffrent de lésions permanentes dues à la malnutrition.
to be permanently injured → être estropié
to scar sb permanently (fig) [experience] → laisser des traces indélébiles chez qn
[stay] → de façon permanente
My wife and children are staying there permanently → Ma femme et mes enfants y résident de façon permanente.
My wife and children are staying there permanently → Ma femme et mes enfants y résident de façon permanente.
[locked] → en permanencepermanent wave (old-fashioned) n → minivague f
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permanently
adv
→ permanent, ständig; fixed → fest; damage → bleibend; change → ständig; a permanently depressing effect → eine anhaltend deprimierende Wirkung; permanently employed → fest angestellt; permanently glued together → dauerhaft verbunden; permanently pleated skirt → Rock mit Dauerfalten; are you living permanently in Frankfurt? → ist Frankfurt Ihr fester or ständiger Wohnsitz?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
permanently
[ˈpɜːmənəntlɪ] adv (stay, leave) → definitivamentehe is permanently drunk → è perennemente ubriaco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
permanent
(ˈpəːmənənt) adjective lasting; not temporary. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.
ˈpermanently adverbˈpermanence noun
permanent wave noun
(usually abbreviated to perm (pəːm) ) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months.
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permanently
→ بِشَكْلٍ دَائِم trvale permanent fortwährend μόνιμα permanentemente pysyvästi en permanence stalno permanentemente 永久に 영구히 permanent bestandig stale permanentemente постоянно permanent อย่างถาวร kalıcı bir şekilde một cách lâu dài 永存地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009