pernicious

pernicious
[pəˈnɪʃəs]
adjetivo
1pernicioso(a)

pernicious [per-ni-shos]
adjetivo
1Pernicioso, gravemente dañoso o perjudicial, funesto, fatal.
2Veloz. (Desusado)

pernicious [pɜːˈnɪʃəs]
adjective
1 [+idea, influence] pernicioso
I did what I could, but her mother's influence was pernicious This idea is as pernicious as it is common the immigration laws are pernicious, they do divide families
the pernicious custom of ... la perniciosa funesta costumbre de ...;or
2 (Med) pernicioso
modifier
pernicious anaemia (n) anemia perniciosa; (f)

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