perry
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple ciderA fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
» Perry obtained precious information from him.
Perry holte eine wertvolle Information aus ihm heraus.
Perry erhielt von ihm wertvolle Information.
Перри получил от него очень ценную информацию.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
Birnenmost, Birnenwein
гру́шевый сидрgrúševyj sidr, пуаре́puarɛ́
a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
Examples
13 sentencesPerry obtained precious information from him.
ruПерри получил от него очень ценную информацию.
dePerry holte eine wertvolle Information aus ihm heraus.
Perry became used to the loud deliberations.
Perry has acquired the habit of thinking aloud.
ruПерри приобрел привычку думать вслух.
dePerry hat sich angewöhnt, laut zu denken.
Perry has got into the habit of thinking aloud.
dePerry hat sich angewöhnt, laut zu denken.
That man is Perry Mason, the lawyer.
deDieser Mann ist Perry Mason, der Anwalt.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin piFrom Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.
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Forms
plural: perriesSynonyms
7 synonyms- United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819):Oliver Hazard PerryCommodore Perry
- United States philosopher (1876-1957):Ralph Barton Perry
- United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858):Matthew C. PerryMatthew Calbraith Perry
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable