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преходящий — meaning in English

prekhodyashchiy

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English meaning

  • deciduous adjective Of a tree or shrub: shedding all its leaves each year, usually in autumn, and growing new ones in spring.
  • ephemeral adj Lasting for only a short time; fleeting.
  • fugitive noun A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.
  • momentary adj Lasting only a very brief time.
  • perishable adjective Likely to go bad or rot quickly unless kept cool or used soon, said especially of food.
  • temporal adj Relating to time, as opposed to space or eternity.
  • transient adj Lasting only a short time; passing quickly.
  • transitory adj Lasting only a short time; temporary.

Senses

преходящий is used for these senses in English:

  • deciduous (figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.
  • ephemeral Lasting for a short period of time.
  • fugitive Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
  • momentary Ephemeral or relatively short-lived.
  • perishable Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
  • temporal (euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
  • transient Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
  • transitory Lasting only a short time; temporary.

deciduous — full definition

  1. adjective Of a tree or shrub: shedding all its leaves each year, usually in autumn, and growing new ones in spring.
  2. adjective Of a part of an animal or plant: falling off naturally at a particular stage of growth or season.

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