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pert

UK
/pɜːt/
US
/pɜrt/

Translations

pertadjective
perter
Comp.
pertest
Super.
UK
/pɜːt/
US
/pɜrt/
mutinLittéraire; pour une attitude vive, malicieuse ou légèrement effrontée.
She gave him a pert grin before darting away.
Elle lui lança un sourire mutin avant de s’éloigner en vitesse.
soignéPour une apparence nette, chic et bien tenue.
The pert little cottage was surrounded by a well-tended garden.
Le petit cottage soigné était entouré d’un jardin bien entretenu.
Additional translations
menus et fermesSe dit surtout du corps féminin; registre descriptif.
impertinentSoutenu ou vieilli.
Synonyms
lively
cheerful
impertinent
sassy
bold
brash
Antonyms
dull
uninterested
disinterested
pertadverb
Archaic adverb meaning 'in a saucy or impudently forward manner'
impertinemmentRegistre soutenu ou vieilli.
Speak not so pert to your elders.
Ne parlez pas si impertinemment à vos aînés.
Synonyms
pertly
saucily
cheekily
impudently
insolently
boldly
flippantly
brazenly
impertinently
archly

Definitions

pertadjective
Attractively lively or cheeky; jaunty in manner.
She gave him a pert grin before darting away.
Neat and stylish in appearance.
The pert little cottage was surrounded by a well-tended garden.
(especially of a womans breasts or buttocks) attractively small and firm.
The swimsuit showed off her pert figure.
(archaic) Saucy; impudently bold; impertinent.
Dont be so pert with your elders.
pertadverb
(archaic) In a saucy, impudent, or forward manner; boldly.
Speak not so pert to your elders.
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