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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.

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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permanent

(ˈpɜːmənənt)

adj

1. existing or intended to exist for an indefinite period: a permanent structure.

2. not expected to change for an indefinite time; not temporary: a permanent condition.

[C15: from Latin permanens continuing, from permanēre to stay to the end, from per- through + manēre to remain]

ˈpermanently adv

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per•ma•nent

(ˈpɜr mə nənt)

adj.

1. existing perpetually; everlasting.

2. intended to serve, function, etc., for a long, indefinite period: permanent headquarters.

3. long-lasting or nonfading: permanent pleats; permanent ink.

4. Also called per′manent wave′. a wave or curl set into the hair by the application of chemical preparations or heat and lasting for a number of months.

[1400–50; < Latin permanent- (s. of permanēns), present participle of permanēre to remain]

per′ma•nent•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	permanent - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals permanent wave, perm wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Adj.	1.	permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" lasting unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life" ineradicable - not able to be destroyed or rooted out; "ineradicable superstitions" stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
	2.	permanent - not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" irreversible - incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution"

permanent

adjective

1. lasting, fixed, constant, enduring, persistent, eternal, abiding, perennial, durable, perpetual, everlasting, unchanging, immutable, indestructible, immovable, invariable, imperishable, unfading Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.
lasting changing, passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, variable, mortal, short-lived, finite, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent, inconstant

2. long-term, established, secure, stable, steady, long-lasting a permanent job
long-term temporary, casual

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permanent

adjective

Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:

abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, perennial, persistent.

Translations

دَائِمٌدائِم

trvalý

permanentvarig

beständig dauerhaft fest permanent ständig

μόνιμος

permanente fijo

pysyväikuinenjatkuvakestävä

permanent permanente

stalantrajanvječan

állandó

varanlegur, sem er til frambúîar

permanente permanenza durabile fisso

永久の

영구적인

pastoviai

ilgstošspastāvīgs

постоянный долговременный неизменный перманентный

trajen

permanentständig

ถาวร

kalıcı sürekli

vĩnh cửu

永久的持久的

permanent

[ˈpɜːmənənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= fixed, unchangeable) [limp] → permanente; [damage] → irreparable; [finish on steel] → inalterable
we cannot make any permanent arrangements → no podemos arreglar las cosas de modo definitivo
on a permanent basis → de forma permanente
he has become a permanent fixture in her life → se ha convertido en una figura permanente en su vida

2. (= stable, lasting) [job] → estable, fijo; [relationship] → estable
they have made their permanent home in Paris → se han establecido de forma permanente en París
I'm not permanent here (in job) → no estoy fijo aquí

3. (= constant) → continuo, permanente
I lived in a permanent state of fear → vivía en un estado de miedo continuo or permanente

B. N (US) = perm ¹

C. CPD permanent address N → domicilio m permanente
permanent magnet N → imán m permanente
Permanent Secretary N (Brit) (Admin) → Secretario/a m/f Permanente (alto cargo de la Administración en Gran Bretaña)
permanent staff N → personal m de plantilla
Permanent Under-secretary N (Brit) (Admin) → Subsecretario/a m/f Permanente (alto cargo de la Administración en Gran Bretaña)
permanent wave N → permanente f

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permanent

[ˈpɜː^rmənənt] adj

[state, ban, solution] → permanent(e)
a permanent solution to the problem → une solution permanente au problème
I began to live in an almost permanent state of fear → J'ai commencé à vivre dans un état de peur presque permanent.
to be in a permanent relationship → entretenir une relation suivie avec quelqu'un
She's in a permanent relationship but she isn't married → Elle entretient une relation suivie avec quelqu'un mais elle n'est pas mariée.
to cause permanent damage (to health) → provoquer des dommages permanents
to cause permanent brain damage → provoquer des lésions cérébrales permanentes

[job, position, worker] → permanent, en CDI
I'm not permanent here → Je ne suis pas en CDI ici.

[dye, ink] → indélébile permanent addresspermanent address n → adresse f habituelle

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permanent

adj

(= lasting) → ständig, permanent; arrangement, position, building → fest; job, relationship, dye, effect, solution → dauerhaft; damage → bleibend; agreement → unbefristet; on a permanent basis → dauerhaft; to earn oneself a permanent place in history → sich (dat) → einen bleibenden Platz in der Geschichte verdienen; the permanent revolution → die permanente Revolution; I hope this is not going to become permanent → ich hoffe, das wird kein Dauerzustand; permanent assets → Anlagevermögen nt; permanent capital → Anlagekapital nt; permanent feature → fester Bestandteil; permanent fixture (lit) → fest installierte Einrichtung; he is a permanent fixture here → er gehört schon mit zum Inventar; permanent magnet → Permanentmagnet m; permanent memory (Comput) → Festspeicher m; permanent pleats → Dauerfalten pl; permanent residence/address → ständiger or fester Wohnsitz; one’s permanent teeth → die zweiten Zähne

(= constant) supply → permanent; staff → fest angestellt; member → ständig; permanent employees → Festangestellte pl; to make somebody permanent → jdn fest anstellen; I’m not permanent here → ich bin hier nicht fest angestellt

n (US) = perm¹ N

permanent

Permanent Secretary

n (Brit Admin) → beamteter Staatssekretär, beamtete Staatssekretärin

permanent wave

n ? perm N

permanent way

n (Brit) → Bahnkörper m

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permanent

[ˈpɜːmənənt] adj (state, building, agreement) → permanente; (job, position) → fisso/a; (dye, ink) → indelebile
I'm not permanent here → non sono fisso qui
permanent address → residenza fissa

permanent

(ˈpəːmənənt) adjective

lasting; not temporary. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.

ˈpermanently adverb

ˈpermanence 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.

permanent

→ دَائِمٌ trvalý permanent dauerhaft μόνιμος permanente pysyvä permanent stalan permanente 永久の 영구적인 permanent varig trwały permanente постоянный permanent ถาวร kalıcı vĩnh cửu 永久的

permanent

a. permanente;

adv. permanentemente.

___ dentition → dientes permanentes.

permanent

adj permanente

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Similarly those abnormal psychic states which are not inborn, but arise from the concomitance of certain other elements, and are difficult to remove, or altogether permanent, are called qualities, for in virtue of them men are said to be such and such.

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It must be admitted that a permanent gibbet and a pillory, "a justice and a ladder," as they were called in that day, erected side by side in the centre of the pavement, contributed not a little to cause eyes to be turned away from that fatal place, where so many beings full of life and health have agonized; where, fifty years later, that fever of Saint Vallier was destined to have its birth, that terror of the scaffold, the most monstrous of all maladies because it comes not from God, but from man.

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As a result of this, the Legislature designated three cities to be voted upon by the citizens of the state as the permanent seat of government.

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"For a long time Tario has been concentrating his mind upon my permanent materialization.

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In framing a government for posterity as well as ourselves, we ought, in those provisions which are designed to be permanent, to calculate, not on temporary, but on permanent causes of expense.

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Just look, the very uniforms tell you that it's an assembly of justices of the peace, permanent members of the court, and so on, but not of noblemen."

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In the present book, it should perhaps be added, the word Literature is generally interpreted in the strict sense, as including only writing of permanent significance and beauty.

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Surely nothing could be better, hardly anything more directly fitted than careful reading of Wordsworth, to counter the faults and offences of our busy generation, in regard both to thought and taste, and to remind people, amid the enormous expansion, at the present time, of all that is material and mechanical in life, of the essential value, the permanent ends, of life itself.

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Don't you believe in having a permanent home, Henry?"

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The permanent constitutional condition of the manufactured man, thought Ahab, is sordidness.

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I have seen the hearts and stamina of strong men broken, and I have seen other men, by ill-treatment, driven to permanent and howling madness.

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"To honour father and mother, and from the root of the soul to do their will"--this table of surmounting hung another people over them, and became powerful and permanent thereby.