perishable

English

Etymology

perish +‎ -able

Noun

perishable (plural perishables)

1. That which perishes or is short-lived.
2. (in the plural) food that does not keep for long.

Translations

that which perishes

• Russian: бренный (ru) (brénnyj) , тленный (ru) (tlénnyj) , смертный (ru) (smértnyj)  (mortal), преходящий (ru) (prexodjáščij)  (transient)

food that does not keep

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 易腐壞的 (cmn), 易腐坏的 (cmn) (yìfǔhuài de)

• Finnish: tuoretuote (fi)
• French: périssable (fr)

• German: verderblich (de)
• Japanese: 腐りやすい (ja) (くさりやすい, kusariyasui)
• Russian: портящийся (ru) (pórtjaščijsja) , скоропортящийся (ru) (skoropórtjaščijsja) 

Adjective

perishable (comparative more perishable, superlative most perishable)

1. Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

Synonyms

• ephemeral
• shortlived

Antonyms

• imperishable
• unperishable

Derived terms

• perishability
• perishableness
• perishably

Translations

liable to perish

• Dutch: beperkt houdbaar, bederfelijk (nl)
• Finnish: pilaantuva (fi)
• French: périssable (fr)
• German: verderblich (de), leichtverderblich (de) (especially food), vergänglich (de)

• Italian: deperibile (it)
• Norwegian: lettbedervelig (no)
• Portuguese: perecível
• Spanish: perecedero (es), caduco (es), efímero (es)