perishable

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Something liable to perish, decay, or spoil rapidly. Fresh fish, for example, is a very perishable commodity requiring great care in handling.

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adj

Definition: liable to spoil, rot
Antonyms: continuing, durable, enduring

IN BRIEF: Subject to decay or death; mortal. Also: Likely to spoil or rot (food).

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions. — John Randolph

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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

Italiano (Italian)
deperibile

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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