perished

per·ish  (prsh)

v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es

v.intr.

1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw).

2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour).

3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.

v.tr.

To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights/Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood).

Idiom:

perish the thought

Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

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[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perre : per-, per- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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perished [ˈpɛrɪʃt]

adj

Informal (of a person, part of the body, etc.) extremely cold

Translations

perished [ˈpɛrɪʃt] adj

[rubber, leather] → pourri(e)

[person] (= very cold) → transi(e)

perished

adj (inf, with cold) → durchgefroren

perished [ˈpɛrɪʃt] adj (fam) (cold) → gelato/a, intirizzito/a

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perished [ˈpɛrɪʃt] adj (fam) (cold) → gelato/a, intirizzito/a