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pluperfect

/pluːˈpɜːr.fɪkt/

Tradução: Adjetivo que se refere ao tempo verbal mais que perfeito (pretérito mais-que-perfeito) ou, em sentido figurado e raro, a algo extremamente perfeito ou superlativo., Tempo verbal que expressa uma ação concluída antes de outro momento passado, formado em inglês por 'had' mais o particípio passado. Em português, corresponde geralmente ao pretérito mais-que-perfeito.

2 verbetes

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 se refere ao tempo verbal mais que perfeito (pretérito mais-que-perfeito) ou, em sentido figurado e raro, a algo extremamente perfeito ou superlativo.
  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.

    🇵🇹Mais que perfeito

    Sinônimos: 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 mais-que-perfeito

    Sinônimos: 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.

  • 🇵🇹Tempo verbal que expressa uma ação concluída antes de outro momento passado, formado em inglês por 'had' mais o particípio passado. Em português, corresponde geralmente ao pretérito mais-que-perfeito.
  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 mais-que-perfeito

    Sinônimos: past perfectpast perfect tense

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