perishing

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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perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ]

adj

1. Informal (of weather, etc.) extremely cold

2. Slang (intensifier qualifying something undesirable) it's a perishing nuisance!

perishingly  adv

Translations

perishing [ˈperɪʃɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= freezing) it's perishing (cold) → hace un frío de muerte, hace un frío que pela
I'm perishing → estoy helado

2. (Brit) → condenado

perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ] adj (British)

(cold) → glacial(e)
it's perishing, it's perishing cold → il fait un froid glacial

(= confounded) → maudit(e) before n
that perishing child → ce maudit gamin

perishing

adj (Brit inf)

(= very cold) room, weather → eisig kalt; I’m perishing → ich geh fast ein vor Kälte (inf)

(= objectionable) → verdammt (inf)

perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ] adj (Brit) (fam) it's perishing (cold) → fa un freddo da morire