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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