imperfect in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for imperfect in the English»French Dictionary

I.imperfect [Brit ɪmˈpəːfɪkt, Am ɪmˈpərfəkt] N LING

imperfect

imparfait m

in the imperfect

à l'imparfait

II.imperfect [Brit ɪmˈpəːfɪkt, Am ɪmˈpərfəkt] ADJ

1. imperfect (incomplete):

imperfect

incomplet/-ète

2. imperfect (defective):

imperfect goods

défectueux/-euse

imperfect logic

imparfait

imperfect reasoning

faux/fausse

3. imperfect LING:

the imperfect tense

l'imparfait m

4. imperfect COMM:

imperfect competition

imparfait

Translations for imperfect in the French»English Dictionary

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imparfait (imparfaite) image, représentation, homme

imperfect

imparfait (imparfaite) prétérit, subjonctif

imperfect

imparfait

imperfect

l'imparfait de l'indicatif/du subjonctif

the imperfect indicative/subjunctive

cadence parfaite/imparfaite

perfect/imperfect cadence

il y a un défaut de fabrication tissu

it's imperfect

imperfect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for imperfect in the English»French Dictionary

I.imperfect [ɪmˈpɜ:fɪkt, Am -ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

1. imperfect (not perfect):

imperfect

imparfait(e)

2. imperfect (flawed):

imperfect

défectueux(-euse)

3. imperfect (not sufficient):

imperfect

insuffisant(e)

4. imperfect (not finished):

imperfect

inachevé(e)

II.imperfect [ɪmˈpɜ:fɪkt, Am -ˈpɜ:r-] N no pl LING

the imperfect

l'imparfait m

Translations for imperfect in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

imparfait

imperfect

à l'imparfait

in the imperfect

imperfect Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the imperfect

l'imparfait m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Though any set of plans is imperfect, to act means attempting to improve each successive set of plans.

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Other philosophers have suggested that theodicy is a modern discipline because deities in the ancient world were often imperfect.

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Imperfect films captured the viewer's attention because the relevance of the story line matched what the audiences were experiencing in their own lives.

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The former are classified as perfect duties, the latter as imperfect.

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Compared to perfect films, imperfect films focus on the art, sending a message, and creating substance.

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Why then should such imperfect and wicked beings be worthy of praise?

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It is true that this language is imperfect and liable to error but is much less so than would be expected.

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Then, since the part is imperfect compared to the whole, the world had to be one and only.

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Imperfect though our democracy may be, nevertheless it is one of the most advanced in the world.

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Police, yes, because people are imperfect., he declared.

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