The Wordsmith Dictionary

per chlo ric ac id |pərˈklôrik pərˌklɔrɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Chemistry a fuming toxic liquid with powerful oxidizing properties. [Chem. formula: HClO 4. ] DERIVATIVES per chlo rate |-ˌrāt |noun

perchloroethylene

perchloroethylene |pəˌklɔːrəʊˈɛθɪliːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a toxic colourless volatile solvent used commonly as a dry-cleaning fluid. Also called tetrachloroethylene. ●Chem. formula: Cl 2 C =CCl 2.

Oxford Dictionary

perch

perch 1 |pəːtʃ | ▶noun an object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar. • a place where someone or something rests or sits, especially one that is high or precarious: Marian looked down from her perch in a beech tree above the road. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] (of a bird ) alight or rest on something: a herring gull perched on the rails. • (of a person ) sit on something high or narrow: Eve perched on the side of the armchair. • (be perched ) (of a building ) be situated above or on the edge of something: the fortress is perched on a crag in the mountains. • [ with obj. ] (perch someone /thing on ) set or balance someone or something on: Peter perched a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose. PHRASES knock someone off their perch informal cause someone to lose a position of superiority or pre-eminence: will this knock London off its perch as Europe's leading financial centre? DERIVATIVES percher noun ORIGIN late Middle English: the noun from perch 3; the verb from Old French percher .

perch

perch 2 |pəːtʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or perches ) an edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins. ●Genus Perca, family Percidae (the perch family ): three species, in particular P. fluviatilis of Europe (also called bass 2 ), and the almost identical yellow perch (P. flavescens ) of North America. The perch family also includes the pikeperches, ruffe, and darters. • used in names of other freshwater and marine fishes resembling or related to the perch, e.g. climbing perch, pikeperch, sea perch, surfperch. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French perche, via Latin from Greek perkē.

perch

perch 3 |pəːtʃ | ▶noun historical, chiefly Brit. 1 a measure of length, especially for land, equal to a quarter of a chain or 5 1 /2 yards (approximately 5.029 m ). Also called pole 1, rod. 2 (also square perch ) a measure of area, especially for land, equal to 160th of an acre or 30 1 /4 square yards (approximately 25.29 sq. metres ). Also called pole 1, rod, square pole, square rod. ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘pole, stick ’): from Old French perche, from Latin pertica ‘measuring rod, pole ’.

perchance

per |chance |pəˈtʃɑːns | ▶adverb archaic or literary by some chance; perhaps: we dare not go ashore lest perchance we should fall into some snare. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French par cheance ‘by chance ’.

percheron

percheron |ˈpəːʃ (ə )rɒn | ▶noun a powerful draught horse of a grey or black breed, originally from France. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, originally bred in le Perche, the name of a district of northern France.

perchlorate

perchlorate |pəˈklɔːreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt or ester of perchloric acid.

perchloric acid

perchloric acid |pəˈklɔːrɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a fuming toxic liquid with powerful oxidizing properties. ●Chem. formula: HClO 4.

perchloroethylene

American Oxford Thesaurus

perch

perch noun the chicken's perch: pole, rod, branch, roost, rest, resting place. ▶verb 1 three swallows perched on the telegraph wire: roost, sit, rest; alight, settle, land, come to rest. 2 she perched her glasses on her nose: put, place, set, rest, balance. 3 the church is perched on a hill: be located, be situated, be positioned, be sited, stand.

perchance

perchance adverb literary perchance we shall meet again: maybe, perhaps, possibly, for all one knows, it could be, it's possible, conceivably; literary peradventure.

Oxford Thesaurus

perch

perch noun the budgerigar shuffled along its perch: pole, rod, branch, roost, rest, resting place. ▶verb 1 three swallows perched on the telegraph wire: roost, sit, rest; alight, settle, land, come to rest. 2 she perched a pair of pince-nez on her nose: put, place, set, rest, balance. PHRASES be perched the church is perched on a hill above Florence: be located, be situated, be positioned, be sited, stand.

perchance

perchance adverb literary 1 if perchance he arrives on time: by chance, by any chance, by some chance, as it may be, as it may happen, as things may turn out. 2 perchance the outlook is not as bleak as she imagines: maybe, perhaps, possibly, for all one knows, it could be (that ), it is possible (that ), conceivably; N. English happen; literary peradventure, mayhap, haply; rare percase.

Duden Dictionary

Percheakt

Perche akt , Perche-Akt Substantiv, maskulin , der Perche-Akt |ˈpɛrʃ … ˈpɛrʃ …|der Percheakt; Genitiv: des Percheakt [e ]s, Plural: die Percheakte der Perche-Akt; Genitiv: des Perche-Akt [e ]s, Plural: die Perche-Akte zu französisch perche = Stange Darbietung artistischer Nummern an einer langen, senkrecht gestellten Stange

Percheron

Per che ron Substantiv, maskulin , der |pɛrʃəˈrõː |der Percheron; Genitiv: des Percheron [s ], Plural: die Percherons französisch ; nach der ehemaligen Grafschaft Perche in Nordfrankreich französisches Kaltblutpferd

Perchlorat

Per chlo rat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Perchlor a t |das Perchlorat; Genitiv: des Perchlorat [e ]s, Plural: die Perchlorate lateinisch ; griechisch-neulateinisch Salz der Perchlorsäure

Perchloräthylen

Per chlor äthy len, Per chlor ethy len Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das chemisch fachsprachlich Perchlorethylen |Perchloräthyl e n Perchlorethyl e n |das Perchloräthylen; Genitiv: des Perchloräthylens das Perchlorethylen; Genitiv: des Perchlorethylens Lösungsmittel besonders für Fette und Öle

Perchlorsäure

Per chlor säu re Substantiv, feminin , die |Perchl o rsäure |die Perchlorsäure; Genitiv: der Perchlorsäure lateinisch ; griechisch ; deutsch Überchlorsäure

Percht

Percht Substantiv, feminin , die |P e rcht |mittelhochdeutsch berhte, Herkunft ungeklärt dämonisches Wesen (nach alpenländischem Volksglauben )

Perchtengestalt

Perch ten ge stalt Substantiv, feminin , die |P e rchtengestalt |eine Percht darstellende Gestalt (bei alpenländischen Fastnachtsumzügen )

Perchtenlauf

Perch ten lauf Substantiv, maskulin , der |P e rchtenlauf |in den Alpenländern meist in der Fastnachtszeit stattfindender Umzug und Tänze in Kostümen und Perchtenmasken

Perchtenmaske

Perch ten mas ke Substantiv, feminin , die |P e rchtenmaske |Maske einer Perchtengestalt

French Dictionary

perchaude

perchaude n. f. nom féminin Poisson d ’eau douce de la famille de la perche.

perche

perche n. f. nom féminin 1 Poisson dont la chair est appréciée. 2 Longue pièce de bois, de métal. : Le saut à la perche. LOCUTION Tendre la perche à quelqu ’un. figuré L ’aider.

percher

percher v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif familier Placer en un endroit élevé. : Pourquoi as-tu perché mon chapeau sur l ’armoire? SYNONYME jucher . verbe intransitif Se poser sur une branche, en parlant d ’un oiseau. : À la fin de son vol, la corneille perche au sommet du bouleau. verbe pronominal Se jucher. : Le chat s ’est perché sur le toit. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Des oiseaux s ’étaient perchés sur une branche de l ’olivier. aimer

percheron

percheron n. m. nom masculin Cheval de trait.

perchiste

perchiste n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Athlète qui fait des sauts à la perche. 2 cinéma Personne chargée du maniement de la perche au cinéma, à la télévision.

perchman

perchman FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour perchiste.

perchoir

perchoir n. m. nom masculin 1 Bâton sur lequel perche un oiseau. : Le perroquet est sur son perchoir. 2 familier Tribune, estrade.

Spanish Dictionary

percha

percha 1 nombre femenino 1 Utensilio ligero que sirve para mantener colgadas prendas de vestir; consta de un soporte, en el cual se coloca la prenda de vestir, y un gancho en la parte superior, que permite colgarlo de una barra u otro lugar :dentro del armario, la ropa se cuelga en perchas; las perchas de soporte triangular permiten colgar conjuntamente dos prendas, por ejemplo un pantalón y un saco .SINÓNIMO colgador .2 Utensilio en forma de gancho que se pone en una pared o una puerta y sirve para colgar en él prendas de vestir y otros objetos :detrás de la puerta está el albornoz colgado de la percha .SINÓNIMO colgador .3 Perchero (mueble ).4 Madero o estaca larga y delgada que, atravesado en otros o puesto de determinada manera, sirve para sostener algo :las parras del jardín penden de la percha .5 Brazo mecánico largo y articulado que sostiene un micrófono en el extremo y permite moverlo con facilidad .SINÓNIMO jirafa .6 Soporte de madera, formado por un palo horizontal generalmente sostenido por otro vertical, que sirve para que se posen en él las aves :cuando su amo silbaba, el halcón venía volando y se posaba en la percha .7 coloquial Tipo, figura o cuerpo de una persona :para ponerse un suéter tan ajustado hace falta tener buena percha; me gusta esa camiseta, pero me gusta más la percha .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiv ) del francés perche o del catalán perxa, y estos del latín pertica ‘vara ’, ‘palo ’, ‘pértiga ’.

percha

percha 2 nombre femenino Perca (pez de agua dulce ).ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del francés perche y este del latín perca .

perchar

perchar verbo transitivo Colgar una tela y sacarle el pelo con una carda o cardencha .

perchel

perchel nombre masculino 1 Aparejo de pesca consistente en uno o varios palos dispuestos para colgar las redes :las redes se ponían a secar en los percheles en la época musulmana .2 Lugar en que se coloca este aparejo .

perchero

perchero nombre masculino 1 Mueble con perchas para colgar la ropa, los sombreros u otros objetos .SINÓNIMO percha .2 Conjunto de perchas o lugar en que las hay .

percherón, -rona

percherón, -rona adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [caballo, yegua ] Que es de una raza originaria de la antigua provincia francesa de Le Perche, de gran fuerza y corpulencia, muy usada para arrastrar grandes pesos; se consiguió cruzando caballos de las razas árabe y flamenca .

perchista

perchista nombre común Persona encargada de manejar la jirafa o percha de un micrófono .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perch

perch 1 /pəː r tʃ /〖原義は 3 〗名詞複～es /-ɪz /C 1 (鳥の )とまり木 , 長い棒 , さお .2 ｟くだけて｠〖通例one 's ～〗(人が座る建物などが建つ )高い所 [地位 ].3 ｟主に英｠パーチ〘長さの単位; 約5.03m 〙; 平方パーチ〘面積の単位; 約25.3 ㎡〙.kn ò ck A off A's p é rch ｟英｠1 Aに身のほどを知らせる (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 Aを打ち負かす .動詞自動詞〈鳥が〉【木などに】とまる ; 〈人が〉 «…に » 座る «on , in » .他動詞 «…に » 〈人鳥建物など〉を座らせる , とまらせる , 位置付ける «on » ▸ perch oneself on the garden table 庭のテーブルに座る

perch

perch 2 名詞複～, ～es C 〘魚〙パーチ〘食用の淡水魚〙.

perchance

per chance /pə r tʃǽns |-tʃɑ́ːns /副詞｟古文｠1 おそらく (perhaps ).2 偶然に, ひょっとして (by chance ).

perched

perched /-t /形容詞〖be ～〗〈人鳥などが〉 «…に » 座って [とまって ], 〈建物などが〉 «…に » 建って «on , onto , over » ▸ a bluebird perched on a bush 低木にとまったブルーバード ▸ The farm is perched on a mountainside .その牧場は山腹にある