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perfect
/per-fekt (adj); per-fekt (v)/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: warè seyyup; warè prublima (meyitenged te minsan nekey)
MS: warè seyyup; warè prublima
If something is perfect, there is nothing wrong with it: it has no problems.
Her teeth are perfect! Straight and white, with no holes at all.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: malinis; warè salè
MS: malinis; warè salè
If someone is perfect, they have no sins.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: eg-up-upianan; egmeupiyeen; eg-ay-ayaran
MS: eg-up-upianan; egmeupiyeen; eg-ay-ayaran
If you perfect something, you work on it to make it perfect.
His English is okay, but he should practice more to perfect it.
Ka Inglis din eleg, piru keilangan ne egbebasbas pad sikandin kayi eyew egmeupiya pad.
Sem.Dom.: keyterms; GSL0976-1000
 
 
imperfect
/im-per-fekt/
 
adj.
not perfect.
 
 
perfection
/per-fek-shən/
 
n-uc.
Def.: 1 pegkawarè seyyup; pegkawarè prublima; 2 pegkamalinis; pegkawarè salè
MS: pegkawarè seyyup; pegkawarè prublima; pegkamalinis; pegkawarè salè
the state of being perfect.
 
n-ct.
Def.: pegpameupiya
MS: pegpameupiya
the action of causing something to be perfect.
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012