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