perishable

English

Etymology

From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish +‎ -able. Compare Old French perissable.

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

• German: Vergängliches n
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• Russian: бре́нный (ru) (brénnyj), тле́нный (ru) (tlénnyj), сме́ртный (ru) (smértnyj) (mortal), преходя́щий (ru) (prexodjáščij) (transient)

food that does not keep

• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: tuoretuote
• French: périssable (fr)
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• German: Verderbliches n, Leichtverderbliches n
• Japanese: 腐りやすい (くさりやすい, kusariyasui)
• Russian: по́ртящийся (ru) (pórtjaščijsja), скоропо́ртящийся (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

• Catalan: perible (ca)
• Dutch: beperkt houdbaar, bederfelijk (nl)
• Finnish: pilaantuva (fi)
• French: périssable (fr)
• German: verderblich (de), leichtverderblich (especially food), vergänglich (de), kurzlebig (de), begrenzt haltbar
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• Hungarian: romlandó (hu)
• Italian: deperibile (it)
• Norwegian: lettbedervelig
• Portuguese: perecível
• Spanish: perecedero (es), caduco (es), efímero (es)