/paʁ.fɛ/
Translation
perfect
Word origin
From Latin perfectus ('completed, finished'), the past participle of perficere ('to complete'), from per- ('thoroughly') and facere ('to do, make'). The English 'perfect' derives from the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perfectus
- English cognates
- perfect
Grammar
Examples
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The moment was perfect, he arrived just in time.
C' , .
It is perfect, exactly what I was looking for.
' , .
Nothing is ever perfect, but we do our best.
au .
This chocolate cake is quite simply perfect.
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The weather is perfect for walking in the forest.
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(1)Grammar articles
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The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
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The French Past Subjunctive: subjonctif passé
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