What does parfait in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word parfait in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use parfait in French.

The word parfait in French means perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect tense, perfect, polish, refine, perfect marriage, perfect combination, almost perfect crime, in perfect condition, in as-new condition, in a perfect state of preservation, in perfect working order, be very much in love, ideal gas, perfect number, nobody's perfect, no one is perfect, pluperfect, pluperfect subjunctive. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word parfait

perfect

adjectif (sans défaut)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce travail est parfait.
This work is perfect.

perfect

adjectif (modèle de)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Son attitude nous a démontré une fois de plus que c'était un parfait crétin.
His attitude showed us once more that he was a perfect cretin.

perfect, perfect tense

nom masculin (temps verbal) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parfait permet d'indiquer une action présente résultant d'une action antérieure.
The perfect tense makes it possible to indicate a present action resulting from a previous action.

perfect, polish, refine

verbe transitif (perfectionner)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle part en Angleterre pour parfaire son anglais.
She is going to England to perfect her English.

perfect marriage, perfect combination

nom masculin (mariage réussi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce plat présente un accord de saveurs parfait.

almost perfect crime

nom masculin (crime difficile à élucider)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le crime était presque parfait mais le brillant détective trouva un indice laissé par le meurtrier.

in perfect condition, in as-new condition

locution adjectivale (pas abîmé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il vend un vélo en parfait état.

in a perfect state of preservation

locution adverbiale (sans dommage dus au temps)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce squelette de dinosaure est en parfait état de conservation.

in perfect working order

locution adverbiale (qui fonctionne très bien)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette vieille voiture est encore en parfait état de marche.

be very much in love

locution verbale (être amoureux)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Alexandra et Jérémy filaient le parfait amour et envisageaient de se marier.

ideal gas

nom masculin (gaz en équilibre au repos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

perfect number

nom masculin (nombre égal à la somme de ses diviseurs) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nobody's perfect, no one is perfect

(tout le monde a des défauts)

pluperfect

nom masculin (temps verbal passé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le plus-que-parfait convient à une action antérieure à l'imparfait.

pluperfect subjunctive

nom masculin (temps et mode verbal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le subjonctif plus-que-parfait est littéraire et couramment remplacé par le subjonctif passé.

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