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im'pə:fikt1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) imperfecto2) ((also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) imperfecto•- imperfection
imperfect adj imperfectotr[ɪm'pɜːfekt]1 (gen) imperfecto,-a; (goods, sight) defectuoso,-a2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL imperfecto,-a1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL el imperfectoimperfect [ɪm'pərfɪkt] adj: imperfecto, defectuoso♦ imperfectly advadj.• defectivo, -a adj.• defectuoso, -a adj.• imperfecto, -a adj.• pretérito imperfecto adj.n.• imperfecto s.m.
I ɪm'pɜːrfɪkt, ɪm'pɜːfɪkt1) ( flawed) imperfecto2) ( Ling) imperfecto
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noun imperfecto m[ɪm'pɜːfɪkt]1. ADJ1) (=faulty) [machine, product] defectuoso; [hearing, vision] deficiente; [understanding, world, method] imperfecto; [knowledge] incompleto, limitado; [reasoning] deficiente, incorrecto2) (Ling) [tense] imperfecto2.N (Ling) imperfecto m* * *
I [ɪm'pɜːrfɪkt, ɪm'pɜːfɪkt]1) ( flawed) imperfecto2) ( Ling) imperfecto
II
noun imperfecto m
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