perpetual

per·pet·u·al  (pr-pch-l)

adj.

1. Lasting for eternity.

2. Continuing or lasting for an indefinitely long time.

3. Instituted to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration: a treaty of perpetual friendship.

4. Continuing without interruption. See Synonyms at continual.

5. Flowering throughout the growing season.

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[Middle English perpetuel, from Old French, from Latin perpetulis, from perpetuus, continuous : per-, per- + petere, to go toward; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·petu·al·ly adv.

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perpetual [pəˈpɛtjʊəl]

adj

1. (usually prenominal) eternal; permanent

2. (usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated your perpetual complaints

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or year

n

1. (of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a plant that blooms throughout the growing season

[via Old French from Latin perpetuālis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards]

perpetually  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	perpetual - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" eternal, everlasting, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonian lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
	2.	perpetual - uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, unremitting, unceasing, constant continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

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perpetual

adjective

1. everlasting, permanent, endless, eternal, lasting, enduring, abiding, perennial, infinite, immortal, never-ending, unending, unchanging, undying, sempiternal (literary) the regions of perpetual night at the lunar poles
everlasting passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

2. continual, repeated, constant, endless, continuous, persistent, perennial, recurrent, never-ending, uninterrupted, interminable, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting, unfailing, unceasing her perpetual complaints
continual passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

Translations

perpetual [pəˈpetjʊəl]

A. ADJ (= eternal) [youth] → eterno; [smile, snow] → perpetuo; (= continuous) [complaints] → continuo, constante
he has a perpetual grin on his face → tiene una sonrisa perpetua or permanente or (hum)perenne en la cara
she is in a state of perpetual anxiety → está en un perpetuo estado de preocupación
it was a perpetual reminder of her dependency on him → era un constante recordatorio de su dependencia de él
his perpetual nagging gets on my nerves → sus quejas constantes or continuas me ponen de los nervios

B. CPD perpetual calendar N → calendario m perpetuo
perpetual motion N → movimiento m continuo

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perpetual [pə^rˈpɛtʃʊəl] adj

(= permanent) [darkness, night, emptiness] → perpétuel(le)

(= constant) [complaints, noise] → perpétuel(le); [state] → perpétuel(le)
a perpetual state of sth → un état perpétuel de qch
perpetual motion perpetual-motion n → mouvement m perpétuel

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perpetual

adj → ständig, fortwährend, immer während; joy → stet; ice, snow → ewig; you’re a perpetual source of amazement to me → ich muss mich immer wieder über dich wundern; perpetual motion/motion machine → Perpetuum mobile nt

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perpetual [pəˈpɛtjʊəl] adj (gen, motion) → perpetuo/a; (ice, snow) → perenne; (continuous, noise, complaining) → incessante, continuo/a

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perpetual

adj perpetual [pəˈpetʃuəl]

lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise. voortdurend يُخَلِّد، يُديم вечен neustálý, věčný evig fortwährend αέναος, συνεχής perpetuo, eterno, continuo lakkamatu دائمی ikuinen perpétuel נִצחִי चिरस्थायी trajan,neprekidan örök(ké tartó) terus-menerus eilífur, sífelldur perpetuo, continuo 絶え間のない 끝없는 amžinas, nuolatinis mūžīgs; nebeidzams berpanjangan eeuwig, aanhoudend konstant, evig(varende), uopphørlig wieczny, nieustanny perpétuo neînce­tat постоянный;бесконечный neustály večen neprekidan ständig, oavbruten ตลอดกาล sürekli 永恆的，永久的 вічний; безконечний دائمي không ngừng 永恒的，永久的

adv perˈpetually

voortdurend باسْتِمْرار، بِصورَةٍ دائِمَه вечно neustále evigt fortwährend συνεχώς perpetuamente püsivalt دائماً ikuisesti perpétuellement לַנֶצַח निरंतर vječan örökösen secara terus-menerus eilíflega, sífellt perpetuamente, continuamente 絶え間なく 영구히 be paliovos, amžinai mūžīgi; nebeidzami secara berpanjangan eeuwig, aanhoudend uendelig, ustanselig wiecznie perpetuamente perpetuu; neîncetat постоянно neustále večno neprekidno ständigt, oavbrutet อย่างตลอดกาล sürekli olarak 永恆地 вічно دائمي طور پر liên tiếp/ thường trực 永恒地