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e·ter·nal
(ĭ-tûr′nəl)adj.
1. Being without beginning or end: belief in an eternal creator.
2.
a. Continuing without interruption; perpetual: earned my eternal gratitude. See Synonyms at continual.
b. Seemingly endless; interminable: eternal waiting at the airport.
n.
1. Something timeless, uninterrupted, or endless: "Shall we speak of universals and eternals?" (Cynthia Ozick).
2. Eternal God. Used with the.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
e′ter·nal′i·ty (ē′tər-năl′ĭ-tē), e·ter′nal·ness n.
e·ter′nal·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. eternally - for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss
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eternally
adverb
1. forever, always, for keeps, for all time, in perpetuity, evermore, for good and all (informal), till the cows come home (informal), world without end, till the end of time, till Doomsday She will be eternally grateful to her family for their support.
2. continually, constantly, all the time, endlessly, perpetually, incessantly, interminably, unremittingly, everlastingly, twenty-four-seven (informal) She complains eternally about how boring her life is.
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Translations
أَبَدِيًّا
evigtevindeligt
örökérvényűenörökkévaló módon
eilíflega, endalaust; sífellt, látlaust
večno
ebediyen sonsuza kadar
eternally
[ɪˈtɜːnəlɪ] ADV1. (= everlastingly) [exist, live] → eternamente ; [damned, joined] → para siempre, eternamente
2. (fig) (= perpetually) [grateful, optimistic, young] → eternamente ; [quarrel, criticize] → constantemente
why do you have to be eternally quarrelling? → ¿por qué os tenéis que estar constantemente or siempre peleando?
he's eternally complaining → se pasa la vida quejándose
why do you have to be eternally quarrelling? → ¿por qué os tenéis que estar constantemente or siempre peleando?
he's eternally complaining → se pasa la vida quejándose
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eternally
[ɪˈtɜːrnəli] adv (= for ever) → éternellementto be eternally grateful to sb → être éternellement reconnaissant(e) à qneternal triangle n → éternel triangle m amoureux
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eternal
(iˈtəːnl) adjective1. without end; lasting for ever; unchanging. God is eternal; eternal life. ewig خالِد، أبَدي вечен eterno věčný ewig evig αιώνιος eterno igavene ابدی؛ جاودانه ikuinen éternel נצחי अनन्त vječan örök(kévaló) abadi eilífur eterno 永遠の 영원한 amžinas mūžīgs kekal selamanya eeuwig evig wieczny تل پا ييدونكى، ابدى eterno veşnic, etern вечный večný večen večni evig ที่อยู่ชั่วนิรันดร์ sonsuz, ezelî ve ebedî 永遠的 вічний; постійний قائم ، ہمیشہ رہنے والا vĩnh viễn 永远的
2. never ceasing. I am tired of your eternal complaints. aanhoudend لا تتَوَقَّف، دائِمَه безкраен eterno nekonečný unaufhörlich evig; evindelig αιώνιος, ακατάπαυστος eterno, incesante lakkamatu همیشگی päättymätön continuel בִּלתּי פּוֹסֵק निरन्तर neprekidan szüntelen terus-menerus eilífur continuo 果てしない 부단한 amžinas nepārtraukts; pastāvīgs terus-menerus eeuwig evinnelig, evig nieustanny, wieczny ابدی eterno neîncetat вечный nekonečný stalen neprestan evinnerlig, ständig ชั่วนิรันดร์ bitmez tükenmez, sonsuz 無休止的 вічний; постійний بے انتہا không ngừng 无休止的
eˈternally adverb ewigdurend أَبَدِيًّا жвечно eternamente věčně ewig evigt; evindeligt αιώνια eternamente igavesti, lakkamatult بطور ابدی؛ همیشه ikuisesti éternellement לנצח अनन्त काल तक vječno örökkévaló módon, örökérvényűen secara kekal eilíflega, endalaust; sífellt, látlaust eternamente 永遠に 영원히 amžinai mūžīgi; pastāvīgi tanpa henti eeuwig i det uendelige, evig, evinnelig wiecznie په ابدى ډول، دتل دپاره، تل تر تله eternamente veşnic, etern вечно večne večno neprestano evigt, evinnerligt อย่างชั่วนิรันดร์ sonsuza kadar, ebediyen 永遠地 вічно دوامیت سے một cách vĩnh viễn 永远地
eˈternity noun1. time without end. ewigheid خُلود، أبَدِيَّه безкрай eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit evighed αιωνιότητα eternidad igavik ابدیت ikuisuus éternité נצח नित्यता, शाश्वतत्व vječnost örökkévalóság kehidupan kekal eilífð, óendanleiki eternità 永遠 무한한 시간 amžinybė mūžība tanpa hujungnya eeuwigheid evighet wieczność ابديت، پايښت، بقا eternidade eternitate вечность večnosť večnost večnost evighet นิรันดร sonsuzluk, ölümsüzlük 永恆 вічність دوام tính vĩnh viễn 永恒
2. a seemingly endless time. He waited for an eternity. onophoudelik وَقْت لا نِهائي вечност eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit evighed αιωνιότητα eternidad terve igavik زمان بی پایان؛ مدت طولانی ikuisuus éternité לנצח अनन्त काल तक vječnost örökkévalóság lama sekali óratími eternità 長い時間 아주 오랜 시간 amžinybė mūžība lama sekali eeuwigheid evighet wieczność بى پايه موده eternidade veşnicie целая вечность večnosť večnost večnost [en hel] evighet เวลาที่ยาวนานมาก çok uzun görünen bir sure, bin yıl 永生 вічність نہ ختم ہونے والا vô tận 永生
3. the state or time after death. ewigheid أَبَدِيَّه، أزَل безкрай eternidade věčnost die Ewigkeit Evigheden αιωνιότητα eternidad igavik آخرت؛ زندگی جاودانه iäisyys éternité חָיֵי נֶצַח मृत्यु के बाद की स्थिति vječnost örökkévalóság akhirat hið eilífa líf eternità 来世 (사후 영혼의) 영원성 amžinybė mūžība akhirat eeuwigheid evigheten wieczność آخرت eternidade veşnicie загробная жизнь večnosť večnost večnost evigheten สภาวะไร้กาลเวลาในช่วงหลังความตาย sonsuzluk 來世 вічність آخرت کی حیات thiên cổ 来世
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