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perm

leave, time off (colloquial)

noun PAIRM Rare

Origin: shortened from permission or permanente

Also means

perm (hairstyle, colloquial)

Usage Note

Perm has two distinct colloquial uses: as a shortened form of permission it means authorized leave (especially military leave), and as a shortening of permanente it means a hair perm. Context makes the meaning clear; both senses are informal registers.

Examples

"Il est en perm ce week-end."

Natural Translation

He is on leave this weekend.

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