OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 2413

perfect

/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perfecto
Fitting its definition precisely.
a perfect circle
perfecto
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
perfecto
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
And was the day of my delight ⁠As pure and perfect as I say? ⁠The very source and fount of Day Is dash’d with wandering isles of night.
a perfect day
perfecto
Representing a completed action.
perfecto
Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
perfect fifth
📚 noun • entry_id 22968

perfective aspect

Meanings (ES + gloss)
perfecto
A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 2414

perfect

/pəˈfɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perfeccionar
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
I am going to perfect this article.
You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.