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overperfect

Translations

overperfectverb
overperfected
Past Simple
overperfected
Past Participle
overperfecting
Gerund
perfectionner à l’excèsExprime l’idée d’amener quelque chose à un degré de perfection excessif ou inutile.
The director overperfected the scene, losing its original spontaneity.
Le réalisateur a perfectionné la scène à l’excès, en perdant sa spontanéité originelle.
Additional translations
surperfectionnerTerme rare ; peut convenir dans un registre technique ou très littéral.
Synonyms
overengineer
overpolish
overrefine
overwork
overdo
overelaborate
overperfectadjective
more overperfect
Comp.
most overperfect
Super.
trop parfaitSe dit d’un degré de perfection jugé excessif, artificiel ou peu naturel.
Her overperfect manicure looked almost unreal.
Sa manucure trop parfaite semblait presque irréelle.
Additional translations
excessivement parfaitTour plus soutenu, moins courant que « trop parfait ».
Synonyms
overfastidious
perfectionistic
overidealized
overly perfect
too perfect
excessively perfect
overrefined
overpolished
overmeticulous

Definitions

overperfectverb
To perfect something to an excessive or unnecessary degree.
The director overperfected the scene, losing its original spontaneity.
overperfectadjective
Excessively or overly perfect; so flawless that it appears unnatural or undesirable.
Her overperfect manicure looked almost unreal.
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