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pluperfect

/pluːˈpɜːr.fɪkt/

Traducción: Adjetivo que significa 'más que perfecto' o 'sumamente perfecto', usado en gramática para referirse al pluscuamperfecto y en sentido figurado como intensificador de perfección; en español se emplea sobre todo en terminología gramatical., Tiempo gramatical que expresa una acción completada antes de otro momento pasado; en inglés suele formarse con 'had' y el participio pasado. También se refiere a la forma verbal correspondiente.

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adjective

C2formalcommonobsoleto/pluːˈpɜːr.fɪkt/

An archaic adjective meaning 'more than perfect' or 'extremely perfect'; now rarely used in modern English, primarily surviving in grammatical terminology.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo que significa 'más que perfecto' o 'sumamente perfecto', usado en gramática para referirse al pluscuamperfecto y en sentido figurado como intensificador de perfección; en español se emplea sobre todo en terminología gramatical.
  1. More than perfect C2 informal

    Exceeding the state of being perfect; flawless to an extreme degree.

    • Her performance was pluperfect, leaving the audience in awe.
    • The chef's dish was pluperfect, with every flavor balanced.
    • He described the sunset as pluperfect, beyond any painting.

    🇪🇸más que perfecto

    Sinónimos: consummatepeerlesssuperlativesupremetranscendentunsurpassed

  2. Grammar tense C1 formal

    Relating to a verb tense that indicates an action completed before another past action (the past perfect tense).

    • In the sentence 'She had finished before he arrived,' 'had finished' is pluperfect.
    • The pluperfect tense is used to show the order of past events.
    • Students often confuse the pluperfect with the simple past.

    🇪🇸Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

    Sinónimos: past perfectpast perfect tense

  • more pluperfect comparative form
  • most pluperfect superlative form

noun

C2formalcommon/pluːˈpɜːr.fɪkt/

A grammatical tense used to express an action that was completed before another point in the past, often formed with 'had' and a past participle.

  • 🇪🇸Tiempo gramatical que expresa una acción completada antes de otro momento pasado; en inglés suele formarse con 'had' y el participio pasado. También se refiere a la forma verbal correspondiente.
  1. Past perfect tense C1 formal

    A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

    • In the sentence 'She had already left when I arrived,' 'had left' is in the pluperfect.
    • The pluperfect is often used to clarify the sequence of past events.
    • Learning the pluperfect helps in understanding complex narratives.

    🇪🇸Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

    Sinónimos: past perfectpast perfect tense

  • pluperfects plural form
  • pluperfects' possessive plural form
  • pluperfect's possessive singular form