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permanente

permanent

adjective pehr-mah-NEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin permanens, 'remaining throughout'

Usage Note

Permanente means 'permanent' and ends in -e, so it stays the same for both genders, only pluralizing to permanenti. As a feminine noun la permanente is a hairdresser's 'perm'. Its opposite is temporaneo.

Examples

"Cerca un lavoro permanente."

Natural Translation

He is looking for a permanent job.

Literal Translation

He-looks-for a job permanent.

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