adjective · rare

perpetual

per·pet·u·al

вічний, постійний, безперервний

вечный

ewig, dauerhaft, permanent, ständig

Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long timeLasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.

UK/pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/US/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

» Nature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.

Природа кажется мирной, но на самом деле, это бесконечная кровавая баня для животных, умирающих ужасными способами.

Природа здається мирною, але насправді це постійна кривава баня, у якій тварини помирають моторошною смертю.

Meaning

4 senses

(not comparable)Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
unbefristet, ewig, immerwährend
вечныйvečnyj
вічнийvičnyj
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
(not comparable)Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
perpetual copyright
(not comparable)Continuing; uninterrupted.
ununterbrochen, ständig, fortwährend
безперервнийbezperervnyj, постійнийpostijnyj
continuing forever or indefinitely
(not comparable)Flowering throughout the growing season.
By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.
immerblühend

25 sentences

Nature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.
Природа здається мирною, але насправді це постійна кривава баня, у якій тварини помирають моторошною смертю.
ruПрирода кажется мирной, но на самом деле, это бесконечная кровавая баня для животных, умирающих ужасными способами.
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Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
ruТолько переменчивость одна - вечна, постоянна, бессмертна.
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Tom invented a perpetual motion machine.
ruТом изобрёл вечный двигатель.
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A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
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He lives in a perpetual state of uncertainty.
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8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

lasting forever:

continuing; uninterrupted:

Русский

By meaning 1

lasting forever:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

lasting forever:

continuing; uninterrupted:

flowering throughout the growing season:

From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“univers

From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.

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