permanent
gb/pˈɚmənənt/ us/pˈɚmənənt/
B1
Engleză
~ 2100
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
B1
property
1
lasting without change
Lasting for a very long time or forever without changing.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is permanent
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'permanent' with 'persistent'; 'persistent' means continuing for a long time but not necessarily forever.
Sinonime
lasting (Implies endurance over time but not necessarily forever.)
|
enduring (Suggests ability to last despite difficulty or change.)
Antonime
temporary (Implies lasting only for a short time.)
Colocații
permanent job
|permanent damage
|permanent address
|permanent marker
|permanent resident
Teme
time
|general
|description
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The museum is hosting a permanent exhibition of modern art.
- She made a permanent change to her hairstyle.
- The tattoo is permanent, so think carefully before getting it.
- This law will have a permanent effect on the economy.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This pen makes a permanent mark on paper.
- He got a permanent job at the bank.
- The weather caused permanent damage to the roof.
- We moved to our permanent home last year.
Substantiv
B2
entity
2
chemical hairstyle with curls
A way of curling hair using chemicals so it stays curly for a long time.
Tipar de utilizare:
get a permanent
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that 'permanent' as a noun refers only to hair treatments, not to something lasting forever in general.
Sinonime
perm (Common informal abbreviation of 'permanent' in this sense.)
Colocații
get a permanent
|hair permanent
Teme
fashion
|beauty
|clothing
|daily_life
Exemple
- She decided to get a permanent before the wedding.
- My grandmother used to have a tight permanent in her hair.
- The salon offers both temporary styling and permanents.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She got a permanent at the hair salon.
- My mother likes her hair permanent.
- The shop does permanents and haircuts.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
permanent
IPA
GB/pˈɚmənənt/
US/pˈɚmənənt/
Silabe și accent
per - man - ent (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (per)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: permanent
Noun
- Base: permanent
- Plural: permanents
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
permanents
noun
Core family
permanently
adverb B1
permanence
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
Expresii
permanent address
1/pˈɚmənənt ˈædɹˌɛs/
fixed phrase
fixed long-term home address
The home address where you live most of the time and do not plan to change soon.
Exemple
- Please write your permanent address on the form.
- He moved often but kept his parents’ house as his permanent address.
permanent marker
1/pˈɚmənənt mˈɑɹkɚ/
fixed phrase
pen with non-removable ink
A pen with ink that stays on and cannot be erased easily.
Exemple
- She labeled the boxes with a permanent marker.
- Write your name on the box with a permanent marker.
- Be careful—this is written in permanent marker.
- Be careful, that’s a permanent marker and it will stain your clothes.
- She used a permanent marker to label all the storage containers.
permanent resident
1/pˈɚmənənt ɹˈɛzɪdənt/
fixed phrase
legal long-term non-citizen resident
A person who can live in a country for a long time without being a citizen.
Exemple
- She became a permanent resident of Canada last year.
- He became a permanent resident after five years on a work visa.
- Permanent residents have many of the same rights as citizens.
- Permanent residents must renew their cards every ten years.