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per·ish·a·ble (pĕr'ĭ-shə-bəl) ![]() |
| Business Dictionary: Perishable |
Something liable to perish, decay, or spoil rapidly. Fresh fish, for example, is a very perishable commodity requiring great care in handling.
| Antonyms: perishable |
Definition: liable to spoil, rot
Antonyms: continuing, durable, enduring
| Word Tutor: perishable |
Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.
— John Randolph
| Translations: Perishable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - letfordærvelig, forgængelig
n. - halvkonserves
Nederlands (Dutch)
bederfelijk, bederfelijke waar
Français (French)
adj. - périssable
n. - denrées périssables
Deutsch (German)
adj. - leicht verderblich
n. - leicht verderbliche Waren
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φθαρτός, αλλοιώσιμος, (πληθ. ουσ.) αλλοιώσιμα είδη
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perecível
Русский (Russian)
скоропортящийся
Español (Spanish)
adj. - perecedero
n. - perecedero
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förgänglig, ömtålig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易腐坏的, 会死的, 会枯萎的, 易腐坏的东西
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易腐壞的, 會死的, 會枯萎的
n. - 易腐壞的東西
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 썩기 쉬운, 깨지기 쉬운, (말라)죽기 쉬운
n. - 썩기 쉬운 물건[식품]
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腐敗しやすいもの, 生鮮食品
adj. - 腐敗しやすい, 破れやすい, 腐りやすい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عرضه للهلاك, عرضه للفناء, فان, قابل للتاف والفساد
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מתקלקל מהר, מתכלה
n. - דבר, בייחוד אוכל, המתכלה במהירות
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