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Their hearts mingled in ardent brotherly affection, the most perfect and heroic affection that can blend men together.
Leurs cœurs s’unirent dans cette ardente affection fraternelle la plus entière, la plus héroïque qui puisse fondre un homme dans un autre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"Ah! poor people!" murmured Pierre, "they have a perfect right to do so."
– Ah ! murmura Pierre, c’est bien légitime, les pauvres gens ! »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Her demeanor was perfect; her hands quivered as she raised them, and it was in a halting voice that she exclaimed: "Good Lord ! good Lord, what a frightful misfortune.''
Elle fut parfaite, leva des mains frémissantes, dit d’une voix entrecoupée : « Mon Dieu ! mon Dieu ! quel effroyable malheur ! »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
What timidity had thus far delayed a perfect understanding between us?
Quelle honte retardait l’heure de notre parfaite entente!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
He sprang to the examination of Denbigh; the eyes of the wounded man were open, and his recollection perfect: the first were fixed in intense observation on the inanimate body which lay at his side.
Il n’avait point perdu connaissance, et ses yeux entrouverts étaient attachés sur le corps inanimé qui était étendu près de lui.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
While the patent system in Canada may not be perfect, and may be open to improvement, it is the authors' view that the Canadian system does achieve an appropriate balance between the interests of inventors and those of the general public.
Le régime canadien des brevets n'est peut-être pas parfait et pourrait être amélioré, mais nous estimons qu'il atteint un juste équilibre entre les droits des inventeurs et ceux du public en général.
They lived quite at ease in their new situation, with a tranquillity and an independence that were perfect.
Ils vivaient à l'aise dans leur situation nouvelle, avec une tranquillité et une impudence parfaites.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Here, indeed, if anywhere, must be the much-sought tree, beneath whose shade perfect happiness had made its home.
C'était là certainement que devait se trouver l'arbre tant cherché, dont l'ombre procurait la félicité parfaite.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The young woman at once showed herself very affable, with perfect simplicity of manner: "Ah! I am happy to see you, Monsieur l'Abbe.
Tout de suite la jeune femme s’était montrée accueillante, avec une parfaite simplicité. « Ah ! monsieur l’abbé, je suis heureuse de vous voir.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Mother needs perfect quiet."
Maman a besoin de repos complet.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Yes, it's a perfect sinecure, which with its stipend of a thousand francs enables him to live there like a peasant philosopher, cultivating the somewhat extensive garden whose big walls you see yonder."
Oui, une véritable sinécure, qui lui permet de vivre, avec son millier de francs de traitement, en paysan philosophe, cultivant le jardin assez vaste, que vous voyez là, entouré de grands murs. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
In all that past he only found great purity and perfect obedience.
Il ne trouvait dans ce passé qu'une grande pureté, une obéissance parfaite.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But that I may be perfect, O Queen of angels, hearken to my prayer, and grant it!
Mais pour que je sois parfait, ô Reine des anges, Reine des Vierges, écoutez mon cri, exaucez-le!
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
They can tell us all the clap-trap they like, and trim up all the words they can rind and all they can make up, but to say that all this innocent suffering could come from a perfect God, it's damned skull-stuffing."
On pourra nous raconter les boniments qu’on voudra, et ajuster là-dessus tous les mots qu’on trouvera, et qu’on inventera : toute cette souffrance innocente qui sortirait d’un Dieu parfait, c’est un sacré bourrage de crâne.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
To perfect some of the small figures of his latter pictures, Claude had many a time already taken the hint of a head, the pose of an arm, the attitude of a body from Christine.
Souvent, déjà, pour camper les petites figures de ses derniers tableaux, Claude avait pris d’après Christine des indications, une tête, un geste des bras, une allure du corps.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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perfect competition
concurrence parfaite
near-perfect
presque parfait
perfect balance
équilibre parfait
perfect balance
parfait équilibre

Word forms

perfect

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseperfectperfects
Possessive caseperfect'sperfects'

perfect

verb
Basic forms
Pastperfected
Imperativeperfect
Present Participle (Participle I)perfecting
Past Participle (Participle II)perfected
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I perfectwe perfect
you perfectyou perfect
he/she/it perfectsthey perfect
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am perfectingwe are perfecting
you are perfectingyou are perfecting
he/she/it is perfectingthey are perfecting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have perfectedwe have perfected
you have perfectedyou have perfected
he/she/it has perfectedthey have perfected
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been perfectingwe have been perfecting
you have been perfectingyou have been perfecting
he/she/it has been perfectingthey have been perfecting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I perfectedwe perfected
you perfectedyou perfected
he/she/it perfectedthey perfected
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was perfectingwe were perfecting
you were perfectingyou were perfecting
he/she/it was perfectingthey were perfecting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had perfectedwe had perfected
you had perfectedyou had perfected
he/she/it had perfectedthey had perfected
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been perfectingwe had been perfecting
you had been perfectingyou had been perfecting
he/she/it had been perfectingthey had been perfecting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will perfectwe shall/will perfect
you will perfectyou will perfect
he/she/it will perfectthey will perfect
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be perfectingwe shall/will be perfecting
you will be perfectingyou will be perfecting
he/she/it will be perfectingthey will be perfecting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have perfectedwe shall/will have perfected
you will have perfectedyou will have perfected
he/she/it will have perfectedthey will have perfected
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been perfectingwe shall/will have been perfecting
you will have been perfectingyou will have been perfecting
he/she/it will have been perfectingthey will have been perfecting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would perfectwe should/would perfect
you would perfectyou would perfect
he/she/it would perfectthey would perfect
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be perfectingwe should/would be perfecting
you would be perfectingyou would be perfecting
he/she/it would be perfectingthey would be perfecting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have perfectedwe should/would have perfected
you would have perfectedyou would have perfected
he/she/it would have perfectedthey would have perfected
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been perfectingwe should/would have been perfecting
you would have been perfectingyou would have been perfecting
he/she/it would have been perfectingthey would have been perfecting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am perfectedwe are perfected
you are perfectedyou are perfected
he/she/it is perfectedthey are perfected
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being perfectedwe are being perfected
you are being perfectedyou are being perfected
he/she/it is being perfectedthey are being perfected
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been perfectedwe have been perfected
you have been perfectedyou have been perfected
he/she/it has been perfectedthey have been perfected
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was perfectedwe were perfected
you were perfectedyou were perfected
he/she/it was perfectedthey were perfected
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being perfectedwe were being perfected
you were being perfectedyou were being perfected
he/she/it was being perfectedthey were being perfected
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been perfectedwe had been perfected
you had been perfectedyou had been perfected
he/she/it had been perfectedthey had been perfected
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be perfectedwe shall/will be perfected
you will be perfectedyou will be perfected
he/she/it will be perfectedthey will be perfected
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been perfectedwe shall/will have been perfected
you will have been perfectedyou will have been perfected
he/she/it will have been perfectedthey will have been perfected