perron
1> _. , ;   ,


perroquet
1>  
2> 
3> ,   
_Ex:
a young woman, a sort of perroquet in a bright blue dress
 ,      -


perruque
1> ()   (XYIII .)

perruquier
1> _.  ( ),  

perry
1> _.  
2> ,  

persalt
1> _.  ,  

perscrutation
1> _.  , , 

persea
1> _.    (    )

persecute
1> ,  
_Ex:
the church persecutes opinion    
_Ex:
to persecute progressive leaders  
 
2> , 
_Ex:
to persecute with requests  
_Ex:
he persecuted us with questions    

persecution
1> , 
_Ex:
to suffer cruel persecutions   
_Ex:
the persecution of communists under nazism 
  
2> , 
_Ex:
the persecution of flies and gnats     
_Ex:
their persecution is well-meant     


persecution fancier
1> _.   

persecution mania
1> _.  

persecutor
1> , 

persecutory complex
1> _.  

persecutory delusion
1> _.  

Perseids
1> _pl. _. 

Persephone
1> _. _. 
2>  

Perseus
1> _. _. 
2> _.  ()

perseverance
1> , , 
_Ex:
unabated perseverance  
_Ex:
perseverance which hardened into obstinacy , 
  

persevere
1> ,  ; ,  
_Ex:
to persevere in one's studies    
_Ex:
to persevere in (with) one's work   


persevering
1> , ; 

Persian
1> ; 
_Ex:
the Persians _. 
2>  
3> _.     
4> _.   
5>  
6>  
7> , 
_Ex:
Persian carpet  

Persian blinds
1> _pl. 

Persian cat
1>  

Persian insect-powder
1>  ,    

Persian lamb
1>  
2> 

Persian morocco
1>  

Persian walnut
1> _.   (Juglans regia)

Persic
1> _.  
2> _. , 

persico, persicot
1>    

persiennes
1> _pl. 
2>      

persiflage
1> ,  

persilicic
1> _.  (  )

persimmon
1> _.  (Diospyros gen.)

persist
1> ;   (-.)
_Ex:
he persisted in working at his experiment    ,
    
_Ex:
to persist in one's statement (in one's opinion) 
   (  )
_Ex:
to persist with one's policies    
_Ex:
he is a good man, she persisted  ,  
 
2> ,  , 
_Ex:
the tendency still persists     
_Ex:
the recession will persist much longer   
 
_Ex:
childish traits which persist in adults  (),
  

persistence
1> , 
_Ex:
persistence and courage are wonderful qualities  
 -  
2> , , 
_Ex:
the persistence of a number of crestaceous types 
  
3> , 
_Ex:
the persistence of a high temperature in the patient
    
4>  , 
_Ex:
persistence of an impression (of vision)  

_Ex:
persistence of screen _.  ()

persistency
1> ; 

persistent
1> , 
_Ex:
persistent thought  
_Ex:
to be persistent in one's intentions   
  ()
2> , , 
_Ex:
persistent rain  
_Ex:
persistent demand  
_Ex:
persistent attacks  ; 

_Ex:
persistent agent _.  
_Ex:
persistent current _.   ( )
3>  (   )
4>  ( )
5> _.   ( ,   . .)

persnickety
1> _. _. , , ,

_Ex:
persnickety about one's food   
_Ex:
a persnickety stickler for trifles , 
 
_Ex:
precise and persnickety   
2> _. _. 
3> _. _. , ,  
_Ex:
persnickety work  
_Ex:
persnickety job  

person
1> ; ; ; 
_Ex:
who is that person?   ?
_Ex:
a very important person   ()
_Ex:
I noticed that two or three persons were there  ,
   - 
_Ex:
he was a pleasant person    
_Ex:
a pale thin person of a man ,  
_Ex:
in one's (own) person ,  
_Ex:
not a single person ,  
_Ex:
without exception of persons   
_Ex:
a person does not like to be treated like that   ,
    
_Ex:
what is a person to do?   ?
_Ex:
displaced person  
_Ex:
offences against the person _.   
_Ex:
the said persons  
_Ex:
some person or persons unknown    
2> ; 
_Ex:
a young woman of an agreeable person   

_Ex:
he has a fine person   
_Ex:
to have a commanding person   
_Ex:
he was attracted not by her person but by her mind 
    ,  
3>  , 
_Ex:
in the person of  
_Ex:
she was wonderful in the person of Ophelia  
   
4> _.   (. natural person);  
(. legal person, artificial person)
_Ex:
public juridical persons   
_Ex:
composite international persons   
_Ex:
person of law  
_Ex:
stateless person   
5> _. 
_Ex:
the second person plural    
6> _.  ,  
( )
7> _.  (); 

person-day
1> _. -

person-to-person
1> _.     (  
 )

person-year
1> _. -

persona
1> _. , 
_Ex:
persona grata _.  
_Ex:
persona non grata _.   
2>  , 
3>    
4>   ();    ,
"" ( )
5> _. "", ,   
( . , )
6> ,   , ""

personable
1> ,   ; 
_Ex:
he is a personable man   

personae
1> _pl.  persona

personage
1>  ;
() 
_Ex:
he soon became a personage     
2> , 
_Ex:
helpful personage  
_Ex:
a very disgusting personage  
3> ,  
_Ex:
the most interesting personage in this story  
   
_Ex:
a play with only three personages ,   
  
_Ex:
to represent the personage of smb.  
-. (. .)

personal
1> , 
_Ex:
personal opinion  
_Ex:
personal needs  
_Ex:
personal cleanliness  
_Ex:
personal effects  ;  
_Ex:
personal assistant  
_Ex:
personal equipment    

_Ex:
personal weapon  
_Ex:
personal action (plea) _.  () 
_Ex:
personal rights  
_Ex:
personal service    (  )
_Ex:
articles for personal use    
()
_Ex:
personal accidents insurance   
_Ex:
it suits his personal convenience   ;  

_Ex:
to have personal knowledge of smth.  -.  
 
_Ex:
to make a personal application   
2> _. 
_Ex:
personal property (goods)  
_Ex:
personal chattels, chattels  , 
 
3> ,  
_Ex:
personal remarks (abuse) ,   
  (-.)
_Ex:
to become personal   
_Ex:
don't be personal!    !
_Ex:
let us avoid being personal    
  (   )
4>    
_Ex:
personal charm  
_Ex:
personal beauty  
_Ex:
personal identity  
_Ex:
this is personal to myself   
5> _. 
_Ex:
personal pronouns  
_Ex:
personal verb _. ,     

personal column
1>    ( )

personal computer
1>  

personal flotation device
1> _. _.     

personal injury
1> ,     

personal reconnaissance
1> _.  , 

personal taxes
1>  

personalia
1> _pl.   . .  -.  ; ,
  
_Ex:
his speech contained some superfluous personalia  
    
_Ex:
she received these personalia cheerfully   
     
2>  
3>  (  ,   . . 
 )

personalism
1> ,  

personality
1> , 
_Ex:
strong personality  
_Ex:
lacking in personality  
_Ex:
multiple personality  
_Ex:
Homer's very personality is surrounded with darkness 
    
2>  , 
_Ex:
to have a great deal of personality   
3> ,  , , ; 
4>  ( -.)
_Ex:
to indulge (to engage) in personalities   
_Ex:
to resort to personalities    
5> _.  
_Ex:
international personality - 
_Ex:
action in personality  
6> _. 

personality cult
1>  

personality inventory
1>      

personalization
1> 
2> 

personalize
1> ,    
2> 
3> 

personally
1> , , 
_Ex:
that belongs to me personally    
_Ex:
he must answer for this damage personally   
   
_Ex:
he hates me personally    
_Ex:
don't take this remark personally    
  
2>  ,    
_Ex:
may I speak to you personally     
 
3>       (  . .),  
 
_Ex:
personally, I think...   ...
_Ex:
personally, I am willing to do it   ,  
  
_Ex:
personally, I differ from you   ,  
    

personals
1>  
_Ex:
her personals he distributed among the poor   
  
2> _.   ,  
3> _.   -. 
_Ex:
to go into personals   
4> _.  

personalty
1> _.  , 

personate
1> _. 
2>  
_Ex:
he magnificently personated Othello   
 
3> 
_Ex:
the actor's first duty is to represent the personage,
to personate    -  ,

4> ; 
_Ex:
she personated humility    
5> _.      (    . .)

personation
1> _. ,      
2> _.     
;        
  
3> 
_Ex:
the very personation of kindness  

personhood
1> _. ;   
_Ex:
achievement of personhood  

personification
1> , 
_Ex:
personification of the phenomena of nature 
 
2> (the personification) 
_Ex:
she is the personification of virtue  


personify
1> , 
_Ex:
poets personify the sun and moon   
 
2> , 
_Ex:
in this man the age was personified   
  

personnel
1> , ; 
_Ex:
the personnel of the hospital  
_Ex:
to increase personnel  
_Ex:
office and management personnel -

_Ex:
personnel audit   
_Ex:
personnel administration  ;   
_Ex:
personnel director (manager)   
2> _.  
3> _.   (. personnel target)

personnel bomb
1> _.  

personnel department
1>  
2> _.     

personnel depot
1> _.   

personnel management
1>  

personnel mine
1> _.  

personnel obstacle
1> _.  

personnel roster
1> _.  

perspective
1> 
_Ex:
linear perspective  
_Ex:
historical perspective  
_Ex:
picture out of perspective ,   

_Ex:
when seen through the perspective of years 
  
_Ex:
in perspective     ;
  
_Ex:
to see a matter in perspective  -.  
;     
_Ex:
toochagrined to keep the results in perspective 
,    
_Ex:
to see a thing in a new perspective  -.  

_Ex:
to put the issue in broad perspective  
  
2>  ()
_Ex:
a fine perspective opened before his eyes   
 
3>   
_Ex:
in perspective _.  ,  
_Ex:
we have a long perspective of happy days before us  
   
_Id:
to look through the wrong end of the perspective 
 (-.)
4> ;    
_Ex:
perspective drawing ,   
_Ex:
perspective geometry ;  
5> _. , 
_Ex:
perspective glass  

perspex
1> 

perspicacious
1> _. 
_Ex:
perspicacious wit  
_Ex:
he is very perspicacious _.    

perspicacity
1> _. 
_Ex:
to show perspicacity in selecting assistants 
   
_Ex:
it was not so much their loyalty as their perspicacity
that was on display      ,
    

perspicuity
1> _. ,  (, )
2> _. 
3> _. 

perspicuous
1> _. , 
_Ex:
the perspicuous construction of the paragraph  

_Ex:
the reason is perspicuous  
2>    
_Ex:
he is always most perfectly clear and perspicuous  
     
3> _. , , 

perspirable
1> , 
2>  

perspiration
1> 
2> _.  
3> , 
_Ex:
beads of perspiration  
_Ex:
light perspiration  
_Ex:
streaming with perspiration   , 
_Ex:
the perspiration stands on his forehead    
  ( )

perspirative
1> _.  

perspiratory
1>  
_Ex:
perspiratory gland  
_Ex:
the heat was perspiratory   

perspire
1> ;  
_Ex:
my feet do not perspire     
_Ex:
he perspired profusely    ()

persuadable
1>  

persuade
1> ; , 
_Ex:
to persuade smb. of smth.  -.  -.
_Ex:
he persuaded me of the truth of his statement   
   
_Ex:
he persuaded me that it was true   ,   
()
_Ex:
to be persuaded of smth.    -.
_Ex:
I am thoroughly persuaded that...   , ...
_Ex:
I am persuaded of his honesty     
_Ex:
they will not persuade him into accepting it   
 
_Ex:
I persuaded him out of his plan      
_Ex:
I persuaded him not to go there      
2> , 
_Ex:
to persuade a piece of wood into a crack   
 

persuader
1>  , ; , 
2> _. " " (,   . .)
3> _. 

persuasible
1>  
_Ex:
he was rational and persuasible     


persuasion
1> 
_Ex:
by force or persuasion   
_Ex:
the art of persuasion  
2> 
3> , 
_Ex:
it is my persuasion that he is right   (
),   
_Ex:
it is my private persuasion    
4> 
_Ex:
full persuasion  
5>  
6> ; 
_Ex:
they are of the same persuasion    

_Ex:
the Methodist persuasion  
7> , ; ; 
_Ex:
the male persuasion  
_Ex:
moustache of the tooth-brush persuasion ,  
 
_Ex:
a man of French persuasion   
_Ex:
politicians of all persuasions   

persuasive
1> _. , ; 
2> 
_Ex:
persuasive speech  
_Ex:
persuasive advocate ,   

persuasiveness
1> 

persulphate
1> _. 

pert
1> , , ; 
_Ex:
pert answer  
2> ,  ( )
_Ex:
the leaves are pert and green    
3> _. _. , ; 
4> , 
_Ex:
pert little hat  

pertain
1> (to) _. , ;  
( -.);  (-.)
_Ex:
this does not pertain to my office     

_Ex:
duties that pertain to motherhood , 

2> (to) _.  
3> (to) _. , 
_Ex:
it does not pertain to gentleman    

pertaining to
1> ,  
_Ex:
historical documents pertaining to that period 
,    (  
)
_Ex:
the infirmities pertaining to old age , 
 
_Ex:
subjects pertaining to literature , 
 
_Ex:
the enthusiasm pertaining to youth , 


perthite
1> _. 

