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Perm

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Perm  (prm, pyrm)
A city of west-central Russia on the Kama River in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. Founded in the early 18th century when a copper foundry was built there, it grew rapidly as an industrial center in the 19th century. Population: 989,000.

perm  (pûrm) Informal
n.
A permanent.
tr.v. permed, perm·ing, perms
To give (hair) a permanent.

Perm (Russian) [pjermj]
n
(Placename) a port in W Russia, on the Kama River: oil refinery; university (1916). Pop.: 1 017 100 (1999 est.) Former name (1940-62) Molotov

perm1
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle produced by treatment with heat, chemicals, etc. which gives long-lasting waves, curls, or other shaping Also called (esp formerly) permanent wave
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) the act of giving or receiving such a hairstyle
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to give a perm to (hair)

perm2
n
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) short for permutation [4]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Perm - a city in the European part of RussiaPerm - a city in the European part of Russia
Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
2.Perm - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicalsperm - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
wave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Verb1.perm - give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair"
wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
Translations
perm1 [pɜːm]
A. N (Brit) → permanente f
she's got a permlleva permanente
to have a permhacerse una permanente
B. VT to perm sb's hairhacer una permanente a algn
to have one's hair permedhacerse una permanente

perm [ˈpɜːrm]
n (for hair)permanente f
She's got a perm → Elle a une permanente.
to have a perm → se faire faire une permanente
vt
to have one's hair permed → se faire faire une permanente

perm1 abbr of permanent wave
nDauerwelle f; to give somebody a permjdm eine Dauerwelle machen
vt to perm somebody’s hairjdm eine Dauerwelle machen; she only had the ends permedsie ließ sich (dat)nur an den Enden eine Dauerwelle machen
vi my hair doesn’t perm very easilyDauerwelle hält bei mir sehr schlecht

perm [pɜːm]
1. npermanente f
2. vt to perm sb's hairfare la permanente a qn
to have one's hair permed → farsi fare la permanente

perm
n perm [pəːm]
a permanent wave in a person's hair She's had a perm. karteling تَمْويج في الشَّعْر къдрене trvalá permanent die Dauerwelle περμανάντ permanente püsilokid فر مو permanentti permanente סִלסוּל תְּמִידִי बालों को लहरियादार बनाने की क्रिया trajna dauer keriting permanen permanent (hárliðun) permanente パーマ 파마 ilgalaikė šukuosena ilgviļņi keriting permanent permanent trwała permanente permanent перманент trvalá trajna trajna permanent การดัดผม ondüle, perma 電燙頭髮 перманент; завивка بالوں کا گھنگر quăn
v
to give a permanent wave to (hair) She's had her hair permed. kartel يُعْطي تَمْويجا للشَّعْر накъдрям udělat trvalou permanente sich eine Dauerwelle machen lassen κάνω περμανάντ hacer la permanente püsilokke tegema فر کردن permanentata faire une permanente (à) לְסַלסֵל बालों को लहरियादार बनाना napraviti “trajnu” daueroltat mengeriting setja permanent í fare la permanente パーマをかける 파마를 해주다 pasidaryti ilgalaikę šukuoseną ielikt ilgviļņus mengeritingkan permanenten /ta permanent zrobić trwałą ondulację fazer uma permanente a-şi face perma­nent сделать перманент urobiť trvalú napraviti trajno staviti trajnu permanenta ดัดผม perma yaptırmak 電燙頭髮 робити завивку بالوں کا گھنگريالا بنانا làm tóc quăn

Perm تمويج الشعر trvalá permanent Dauerwelle περμαντάντ permanente permanentti permanente trajna permanente パーマ 파마 permanent permanent trwała ondulacja permanente химическая завивка permanent การดัดผม perma kiểu tóc uốn quăn gợn sóng 烫发


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