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perfect meaning in Portuguese

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perfect (fitting its definition precisely)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈfekt]
[US: pər.ˈfekt]

perfeitoadjective

perfect [perfected, perfecting, perfects] (make perfect)
verb
[UK: pə.ˈfekt]
[US: pər.ˈfekt]

aperfeiçoarverb

perfect number (a number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself)
noun

número perfeitonoun
{m}

perfect tense (verb form indicating that an action has been completed)
noun

perfeitonoun

perfection (being perfect)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈfek.ʃn̩]
[US: pər.ˈfek.ʃn̩]

perfeiçãonoun
{f}

perfectionism (an aversion for anything less than perfection)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈfek.ʃə.nɪst]
[US: pər.ˈfek.ʃə.ˌnɪ.zəm]

perfeccionismonoun
{m}

perfectionist (inclined or related to perfectionism)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈfek.ʃə.nɪst]
[US: pər.ˈfek.ʃə.ˌnɪst]

perfeccionistaadjective

perfectionist [perfectionists] (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈfek.ʃə.nɪst]
[US: pər.ˈfek.ʃə.ˌnɪst]

perfeccionistanoun
{m} {f}

perfective [perfectives] (perfective verb form)
noun
[UK: pəfˈektɪv]
[US: pɚfˈektɪv]

perfectivonoun
{m}

perfective (related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect)
adjective
[UK: pəfˈektɪv]
[US: pɚfˈektɪv]

perfectivoadjective

perfetivoadjective

perfective aspect (grammatical term)
noun

perfeitonoun
{m}

perfectly (with perfection)
adverb
[UK: ˈpɜː.fɪkt.li]
[US: ˈpɝː.fəkt.li]

perfeitamenteadverb

future perfect (a tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future)
noun
[UK: ˈfjuː.tʃə(r) pə.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈfjuː.tʃər pər.ˈfekt]

futuro perfeitonoun
{m}

imperfect (not perfect)
adjective
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɜː.fɪkt]
[US: ˌɪm.ˈpɝː.fɪkt]

imperfeitoadjective

imperfect [imperfects] (past tense)
noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɜː.fɪkt]
[US: ˌɪm.ˈpɝː.fɪkt]

imperfeitonoun
{m}

imperfection [imperfections] (state of being imperfect)
noun
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈfek.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌɪm.pər.ˈfek.ʃn̩]

imperfeiçãonoun
{f}

imperfective (imperfective aspect; verb with this aspect, see also: imperfective aspect)
noun
[UK: ɪmpəfˈektɪv]
[US: ɪmpɚfˈektɪv]

imperfectivonoun
{m}

imperfective (related to the imperfective aspect)
adjective
[UK: ɪmpəfˈektɪv]
[US: ɪmpɚfˈektɪv]

imperfectivoadjective

imperfetivoadjective
{m}

imperfective aspect (feature of a verb)
noun

imperfectivonoun
{m}

imperfectly (in an imperfect manner)
adverb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɜː.fɪkt.li]
[US: ˌɪm.ˈpɝː.fɪkt.li]

imperfeitamenteadverb

osteogenesis imperfecta (disease characterized by bones that easily fracture)
noun

osteogénese imperfeitanoun
{f}

osteogênese imperfeitanoun
{f}

past perfect (tense)
noun
[UK: pɑːst pə.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈpæst pər.ˈfekt]

pretérito mais-que-perfeitonoun
{m}

pluperfect (verb in this tense)
noun
[UK: ˌpluː.ˈpɜː.fɪkt]
[US: ˌpluː.ˈpɝː.fɪkt]

pretérito mais-que-perfeitonoun
{m}

pluperfect tense (tense)
noun
[UK: ˌpluː.ˈpɜː.fɪkt tens]
[US: ˌpluː.ˈpɝː.fɪkt ˈtens]

mais-que-perfeitonoun
{m}

pretérito mais-que-perfeitonoun

practice makes perfect (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it)
phrase
[UK: ˈpræk.tɪs ˈmeɪks pə.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈpræk.ˌtɪs ˈmeɪks pər.ˈfekt]

a prática faz a perfeiçãophrase

present perfect (tense that expresses action in the past with consequences in the present time)
noun
[UK: prɪ.ˈzent pə.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈpre.zənt pər.ˈfekt]

presente perfeitonoun
{m}