permanent
gb/pˈɚmənənt/ us/pˈɚmənənt/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 2100
Maana
maana 0
adjective
B1
property
1
lasting without change
Lasting for a very long time or forever without changing.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] is permanent
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'permanent' with 'persistent'; 'persistent' means continuing for a long time but not necessarily forever.
Visawe
lasting (Implies endurance over time but not necessarily forever.)
|
enduring (Suggests ability to last despite difficulty or change.)
Vinyume
temporary (Implies lasting only for a short time.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
permanent job
|permanent damage
|permanent address
|permanent marker
|permanent resident
Mada
time
|general
|description
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Nomino
B2
entity
2
chemical hairstyle with curls
A way of curling hair using chemicals so it stays curly for a long time.
Muundo wa matumizi:
get a permanent
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may not realize that 'permanent' as a noun refers only to hair treatments, not to something lasting forever in general.
Visawe
perm (Common informal abbreviation of 'permanent' in this sense.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
get a permanent
|hair permanent
Mada
fashion
|beauty
|clothing
|daily_life
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- She got a permanent at the hair salon.
- My mother likes her hair permanent.
- The shop does permanents and haircuts.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
permanent
IPA
GB/pˈɚmənənt/
US/pˈɚmənənt/
Silabi na mkazo
per - man - ent (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (per)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: permanent
Noun
- Base: permanent
- Plural: permanents
Familia ya neno
Forms
permanents
noun
Core family
permanently
adverb B1
permanence
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.