perfect

perfect
perfect
1. adjective
   a. ( = ideal) parfait
• no one is perfect personne n'est parfait
• she speaks perfect English elle parle un anglais parfait
   b. ( = complete) he's a perfect stranger to me il m'est complètement inconnu
• I have a perfect right to be here j'ai tout à fait le droit d'être ici
• it makes perfect sense to me cela me paraît tout à fait évident
2. noun
(Grammar) parfait m
• in the perfect au parfait
3. transitive verb
[+ technique, method] mettre au point ; [+ product, design] perfectionner
• to perfect one's French se perfectionner en français
4. compounds
► perfect pitch noun
• to have perfect pitch avoir l'oreille absolue ► perfect tense noun parfait m
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✦ Lorsque perfect est un adjectif, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe : ˈpɜ:fɪkt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde : pəˈfekt.
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1. ['pɜːfɪkt]
noun Linguistics parfait m

in the perfect — au parfait

2. ['pɜːfɪkt]
adjective
1) (flawless) gen parfait (for pour); [choice, holiday, moment, name, opportunity, place, partner, solution] idéal (for pour); [hostess] exemplaire

that screw will be perfect for the job — cette vis fera parfaitement l'affaire

that jacket is a perfect fit — cette veste va parfaitement

to do something with perfect timing — faire quelque chose au bon moment

2) (total) [stranger, fool] parfait (before n); [pest] véritable (before n)
3) Linguistics

the perfect tense — le parfait

3. [pə'fekt]
transitive verb perfectionner

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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