Definition of perm - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
hairhairstyle with long-lasting curls or waves
- She got a perm for her birthday.
2.
technologyTECH. permission in computing contextsTECH.
- The admin granted a perm to access the files.
3.
- He explained the math problem using a perm.
Verb
hairstylingapply chemicals to curl hair permanently
- She decided to perm her hair for the wedding.
Origin of perm
French, permanent (lasting)
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Examples of perm in a sentence
The salon offers a perm service. She requested a perm to modify the settings. Without a perm, you can't edit the document. The concept of a perm was crucial in solving the puzzle. He struggled to understand the perm in the equation. He plans to perm his hair for a new look.
They decided to perm their hair for the summer.
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- French:permanente, permanenter, ...
- German:Dauerwelle, dauerwellen, ...
- Italian:permanente, fare la permanente, ...
- Spanish:permanente, hacerse la permanente, ...
- Portuguese:permanente, fazer permanente, ...
- Chinese:烫发, 做卷发, ...
- Japanese:パーマ, パーマをかける, ...
- Arabic:تجعيد, فَرْوَلَ, ...
- Hebrew:פֶּרְמָנֶנְט, לְסַלְסֵל, ...
- Russian:перманент, завивать, ...
- Ukrainian:хімічна завивка, завивати, ...
- Hindi:पर्म, पर्म करना, ...
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