perfect

parfait, impeccable

Qui ne présente aucune erreur, aucun dommage ni aucun autre problème.

En anglais simple : Having no mistakes, damage, or other problems.

• Your spelling is perfect.
• The old watch is still in perfect condition.
• She got a perfect score on the test.

Synonymes : flawless, faultless

Contraires : imperfect, flawed

Expressions courantes : perfect condition, perfect score, perfect English

idéal, parfait

Qui convient exactement à ce que quelqu’un veut ou à ce dont il a besoin.

En anglais simple : Exactly right for what someone wants or needs.

• This size is perfect.
• The little room was perfect for our meeting.
• You would be perfect for this job.

Comment l'utiliser : perfect for someone/something (These boots are perfect for walking.)

Synonymes : ideal, just right

Contraires : unsuitable

Expressions courantes : perfect for someone, perfect fit, perfect choice

merveilleux, parfait

Extrêmement agréable et plaisant à tous points de vue.

En anglais simple : Extremely pleasant and enjoyable in every way.

• We had a perfect day.
• The weather was perfect all week.
• Good food and old friends made it a perfect evening.

Synonymes : wonderful, excellent, delightful

Contraires : awful

Expressions courantes : perfect day, perfect evening, perfect holiday

composé, parfait

Qualifie une forme verbale qui relie une action ou une situation passée à un moment ultérieur.

En anglais simple : Describing a verb form that connects an earlier action or situation with a later time.

• We studied the perfect tenses.
• This sentence uses a past perfect verb form.
• Which perfect tense connects a past event with the present?

Expressions courantes : present perfect tense, past perfect form, perfect aspect

parfait, exact

Qui correspond exactement à ce qu’une chose donnée doit être.

En anglais simple : Matching exactly what a particular thing should be.

• Draw a perfect circle.
• The two halves show perfect symmetry.
• His behavior was a perfect example of kindness.

Synonymes : exact, true

Expressions courantes : perfect circle, perfect example, perfect symmetry

parfait

Forme verbale qui relie une action ou une situation passée à un moment ultérieur.

En anglais simple : A verb form that connects an earlier action or situation with a later time.

• We use the present perfect here.
• Change this sentence into the past perfect.
• The perfect often includes a form of have.

Synonymes : perfect tense

Expressions courantes : the present perfect, the past perfect, use the perfect

perfectionner

Améliorer quelque chose jusqu’à obtenir le meilleur résultat possible.

En anglais simple : To improve something until it is as good as you can make it.

• She perfected her recipe.
• We spent months perfecting the design.
• He practices every day to perfect his technique.

Synonymes : refine, improve, polish

Contraires : spoil

Expressions courantes : perfect a technique, perfect a recipe, perfect something

parfaire

Accomplir les démarches juridiques nécessaires pour protéger ou établir un droit.

En anglais simple : To complete the legal steps needed to protect or establish a right.

• The lender perfected its lien.
• Her lawyer filed the documents needed to perfect the appeal.
• The creditor must perfect its interest before the deadline.

Expressions courantes : perfect an appeal, perfect a lien, perfect an interest