perfect

perfect
1. 'pə:fikt adjective
1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) perfecto
2) (exact: a perfect copy.) perfecto
3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) completo, auténtico

2. pə'fekt verb
(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) perfeccionar
- perfectionist
- perfectly
perfect1 adj perfecto / ideal
he speaks perfect English habla un inglés perfecto
the weather was perfect el tiempo fue ideal
perfect2 vb perfeccionar
the scientists are trying to perfect their new invention los científicos intentan perfeccionar su nuevo invento
perfect
tr[(adj) 'pɜːfɪkt; (vb) pə'fekt]
adjective
1 (gen) perfecto,-a; (behaviour, reputation) intachable
2 (ideal) perfecto,-a, ideal
3 (absolute, utter - fool) perdido,-a, redomado,-a; (- gentleman) consumado; (- waste of time) auténtico,-a
■ he's a perfect stranger to me me es totalmente desconocido
4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL perfecto,-a
noun
1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL perfecto
transitive verb
1 perfeccionar
perfect [pər'fɛkt] vt
: perfeccionar
perfect ['pərfɪkt] adj
: perfecto
♦ perfectly adv
perfect
adj.
• acabado, -a adj.
• cabal adj.
• consumado, -a adj.
• exacto, -a adj.
• fino, -a adj.
• hecho, -a adj.
• peregrino, -a adj.
• perfecto, -a adj.
n.
• pretérito perfecto s.m.
v.
• completar v.
• perfeccionar v.
• puntualizar v.

I 'pɜːrfɪkt, 'pɜːfɪkt
adjective
1)
a) (precise, exact) <circle/copy> perfecto
b) (faultless) perfecto

he speaks perfect French — habla francés perfectamente or a la perfección

I'm in perfect health — estoy perfectamente bien de salud

c) (ideal) <weather/day> ideal, perfecto; <example/excuse> perfecto; <opportunity> ideal
2) (complete) (before n)

a perfect idiot — un perfecto idiota, un idiota redomado

he's a perfect stranger to me — me es totalmente desconocido

3) (Ling) <tense> perfecto

II pər'fekt, pə'fekt
transitive verb perfeccionar

III 'pɜːrfɪkt, 'pɜːfɪkt
noun

the future/present perfect — el futuro/pretérito perfecto

the past perfect — el pluscuamperfecto

['pɜːfɪkt]
1. ADJ
1) (=faultless) perfecto

nobody is perfect — nadie es perfecto

everything was perfect on the day — ese día todo salió perfecto

• in perfect condition — en perfectas condiciones

• he spoke perfect English, his English was perfect — hablaba un inglés perfecto

• his Spanish is far from perfect — su español dista mucho de ser perfecto

• you're in perfect health — se encuentra perfectamente de salud

practice 1., 1), word-perfect
2) (=ideal) [moment, solution, place] ideal, perfecto

a job like that would be perfect for you — un trabajo como ese sería ideal or perfecto para ti

Saturday morning would be perfect — el sábado por la mañana sería ideal or perfecto

he's the perfect man for the job — es el hombre idóneo or ideal or perfecto para el cargo

• his expertise made him the perfect choice — su experiencia hacía de él la persona idónea or ideal or perfecta

• in a perfect world — en un mundo ideal

3) (=exact) perfecto

• a perfect circle — un círculo perfecto

• a perfect copy — una copia perfecta

• the jacket was a perfect fit — la chaqueta me estaba perfecta or me quedaba perfectamente

• my watch keeps perfect time — mi reloj siempre marca la hora exacta

4) (=absolute, utter)

a perfect fool/stranger — un perfecto idiota/desconocido

I have a perfect right to be here — estoy en el perfecto derecho de estar aquí

she's a perfect pest — es una verdadera pesada *

it makes perfect sense to me — me parece completamente or totalmente lógico

5) (Gram) perfecto; future 1., 2), present I, 3., past 5.
6) (Mus) [fourth, fifth, octave] perfecto

a perfect fifth — una quinta perfecta

2.
['pɜːfɪkt]
N (Gram)

the perfect — el tiempo perfecto

future 1., 2), present I, 3., past 5.
3.
[pǝ'fekt]
VT perfeccionar

she wanted to perfect her English — quería perfeccionar su inglés

to perfect the art of doing sth — perfeccionar el arte de hacer algo

4.
['pɜːfɪkt]
CPD

perfect number N — (Math) número m perfecto

perfect pitch N — (Mus) oído m perfecto

to have perfect pitch — tener el oído perfecto

perfect tense N (also: present perfect tense) —

• the perfect tense — el tiempo perfecto

* * *

I ['pɜːrfɪkt, 'pɜːfɪkt]
adjective
1)
a) (precise, exact) <circle/copy> perfecto
b) (faultless) perfecto

he speaks perfect French — habla francés perfectamente or a la perfección

I'm in perfect health — estoy perfectamente bien de salud

c) (ideal) <weather/day> ideal, perfecto; <example/excuse> perfecto; <opportunity> ideal
2) (complete) (before n)

a perfect idiot — un perfecto idiota, un idiota redomado

he's a perfect stranger to me — me es totalmente desconocido

3) (Ling) <tense> perfecto

II [pər'fekt, pə'fekt]
transitive verb perfeccionar

III ['pɜːrfɪkt, 'pɜːfɪkt]
noun

the future/present perfect — el futuro/pretérito perfecto

the past perfect — el pluscuamperfecto


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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