imperfecto

adj.

imperfect, unsound, defective, faulty.

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imperfecto

► adjetivo

1 imperfect

2 LINGÚÍSTICA imperfect

► nombre masculino imperfecto

1 imperfect, imperfect tense

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imperfecto

► nombre masculino

1 imperfect, imperfect tense

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1. ADJ

1) [producto, método] imperfect, flawed

2) (Ling) imperfect

2.

SM (Ling) imperfect, imperfect tense

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I

-ta adjetivo

1) <trabajo/tela/facciones> flawed

todos somos imperfectos — we all have our faults

2) (Ling) imperfect

II

masculino imperfect (tense)

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= faulty, imperfect, lacking, flawed.

Ex. This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.

Ex. KWIC indexes are imperfect because titles do not always constitute an accurate summary of the content of a document.

Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.

Ex. Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

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I

-ta adjetivo

1) <trabajo/tela/facciones> flawed

todos somos imperfectos — we all have our faults

2) (Ling) imperfect

II

masculino imperfect (tense)

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= faulty, imperfect, lacking, flawed.

Ex: This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.

Ex: KWIC indexes are imperfect because titles do not always constitute an accurate summary of the content of a document.

Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.

Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

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imperfecto¹ -ta

adjective

A ‹trabajo/tela/facciones› flawed

todos somos imperfectos we all have our faults, nobody's perfect

B (Ling) imperfect

imperfecto²

masculine

imperfect, imperfect tense

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imperfecto 1

◊ -ta adjetivo

1 ‹trabajo/tela/facciones› flawed
2 (Ling) imperfect
imperfecto 2 sustantivo masculino
imperfect (tense)
imperfecto,-a adjetivo
1 imperfect, fallible
2 Ling imperfect
'imperfecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperfecta
English:
broken
- imperfect
- faulty

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imperfecto, -a

♦ adj

1. [no perfecto] imperfect

2. [defectuoso] faulty, defective

3. Gram

futuro imperfecto future (tense);

pretérito imperfecto (past) imperfect

♦ nm

Gram imperfect

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imperfecto

I adj imperfect

II m GRAM imperfect

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imperfecto, -ta adj

: imperfect, flawed

imperfecto nm

: imperfect tense

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imperfecto adj imperfect