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.
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
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
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
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perfect
noun
Singular
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Common case
perfect
perfects
Possessive case
perfect's
perfects'
perfect
verb
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Past
perfected
Imperative
perfect
Present Participle (Participle I)
perfecting
Past Participle (Participle II)
perfected
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I perfect
we perfect
you perfect
you perfect
he/she/it perfects
they perfect
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am perfecting
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I have perfected
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I have been perfecting
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I had perfected
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I had been perfecting
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I shall/will perfect
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I shall/will be perfecting
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I shall/will have perfected
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Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
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you will have been perfecting
you will have been perfecting
he/she/it will have been perfecting
they will have been perfecting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would perfect
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you would perfect
you would perfect
he/she/it would perfect
they would perfect
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be perfecting
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you would be perfecting
you would be perfecting
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I should/would have perfected
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