perish

perish
1. intransitive verb
1) [Person:] umkommen; [Volk, Rasse, Kultur:] untergehen; [Kraft, Energie:] versiegen; [Pflanze:] eingehen

perish the thought! — Gott behüte od. bewahre!

2) (rot) verderben; [Fresken, Gemälde:] verblassen; [Gummi:] altern
2. transitive verb
1)

we were perished [with cold] — wir waren ganz durchgefroren

2) (cause to rot) [schneller] altern lassen [Gummi]; angreifen [Reifen]
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['periʃ]
verb
(to die, especially in war, accident etc: Many people perished in the earthquake.) umkommen
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per·ish
[ˈperɪʃ]
I. vi
1. (form liter: die) sterben, umkommen; (be destroyed) untergehen a. fig
2. BRIT, AUS (deteriorate) rubber, leather brüchig werden; food verderben
II. vt
▪ to \perish sth etw zugrunde richten
▶ \perish the thought (fam) Gott behüte [o bewahre]!
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['perɪʃ]
1. vi
1) (liter) (= die) umkommen, sterben; (= be destroyed cities, civilization) untergehen

we shall do it or perish in the attempt — wir werden es machen, koste es, was es wolle

he perished at sea — er fand den Tod auf See

perish the thought! (inf) — Gott behüte or bewahre!

2) (rubber, leather etc) verschleißen, brüchig werden; (food) verderben, schlecht werden
2. vt
rubber, leather zerstören, brüchig werden lassen
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perish [ˈperıʃ]
A v/i
1. umkommen, zugrunde gehen, sterben (by, of durch, an dat; with vor dat), untergehen, (tödlich) verunglücken:
perish by cold erfrieren;
perish by drowning ertrinken;
we nearly perished with fright wir kamen vor Schrecken fast um;
perish the thought! Gott bewahre oder behüte!
2. brüchig werden, verschleißen (Material), verderben, schlecht werden (Lebensmittel)
B v/t
1. meist passiv zugrunde richten, vernichten:
be perished with umg (fast) umkommen vor Hunger, Kälte etc;
perished umg halbtot vor Hunger oder Kälte
2. Material brüchig machen, verschleißen, Lebensmittel verderben
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1. intransitive verb
1) [Person:] umkommen; [Volk, Rasse, Kultur:] untergehen; [Kraft, Energie:] versiegen; [Pflanze:] eingehen

perish the thought! — Gott behüte od. bewahre!

2) (rot) verderben; [Fresken, Gemälde:] verblassen; [Gummi:] altern
2. transitive verb
1)

we were perished [with cold] — wir waren ganz durchgefroren

2) (cause to rot) [schneller] altern lassen [Gummi]; angreifen [Reifen]
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v.
krepieren v.
umkommen v.
untergehen v.
verenden v.

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