be+durable

  • 11durable — adj. Susceptible de durar. * * * durable. (Del lat. durabĭlis). adj. duradero …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 12durable goods — see good 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 13durable — [door′ə bəl, dyoor′ə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr < L durabilis < durare, to last, harden < IE * duros, long < base * deu , to move forward (> TIRE1): meaning infl. in L by durus, hard: see DURESS] 1. lasting in spite of hard wear or… …

    English World dictionary

  • 14durable-press — ☆ durable press [door′ə b lpres′, dyoor′ə b lpres′ ] adj. PERMANENT PRESS * * * …

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  • 15durable power of attorney for finances — A legal document that gives someone authority to manage your financial affairs if you become incapacitated. The person you name to represent you is usually called your agent or attorney in fact. Category: Divorce & Family Law → Elder Care &… …

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  • 16durable power of attorney for health care — A legal document that you can use to give someone permission to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make those decisions yourself. The person you name to represent you may be called your agent, attorney in fact, health care proxy …

    Law dictionary

  • 17durable — I adjective abiding, aeonian, ageless, amaranthine, ceaseless, changeless, chronic, constant, continual, continuing, endless, enduring, established, eternal, everlasting, firm, firmus, fixed, hard, hardy, holding up well, immortal, immovable,… …

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  • 18durable goods — durable .goods n [plural] AmE large things such as cars, televisions, and furniture, that you do not buy often British Equivalent: consumer durables …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19durable goods — noun plural AMERICAN things you do not buy often because they are expected to last for a long time, for example cars, furniture, and APPLIANCES (=machines used in the home) …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20durable — *lasting, perdurable, permanent, stable, perpetual Analogous words: enduring, abiding, persisting (see CONTINUE): *strong, stout, tenacious Contrasted words: fragile, frail, feeble, *weak: transient, transitory, fleeting, ephemeral, fugitive …

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