perry
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple ciderA fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
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» Perry obtained precious information from him.
Perry holte eine wertvolle Information aus ihm heraus. — Espi
Perry erhielt von ihm wertvolle Information. — Tamy
Перри получил от него очень ценную информацию. — Hellerick
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — Hellerick
dePerry holte eine wertvolle Information aus ihm heraus. — Espi
Perry became used to the loud deliberations.
Perry has acquired the habit of thinking aloud.
ruПерри приобрел привычку думать вслух. — sharptoothed
dePerry hat sich angewöhnt, laut zu denken. — MUIRIEL
Perry has got into the habit of thinking aloud.
dePerry hat sich angewöhnt, laut zu denken. — MUIRIEL
That man is Perry Mason, the lawyer.
deDieser Mann ist Perry Mason, der Anwalt. — Wolf
Translations
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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
See also
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