parfaitement

parfaitement [paʀfεtmɑ̃]

adverb

   a. ( = très bien, tout à fait) perfectly ; [hermétique] completely

• je comprends parfaitement I understand perfectly

• cela m'est parfaitement égal it makes absolutely no difference to me

   b. ( = certainement) certainly

• tu as fait ce tableau tout seul ? -- parfaitement ! you did this picture all on your own? -- I certainly did!

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paʀfɛtmɑ̃

adverbe

1) (à la perfection) perfectly

2) (absolument) [savoir] perfectly well; [tolérer, admettre] fully; [heureux, capable, simple] perfectly; [correct, égal] absolutely; [faux] totally; [absurde, choquant] utterly

3) (absolument) absolutely

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paʀfɛtmɑ̃

1. adv

perfectly

Il parle parfaitement l'arabe. — He speaks perfect Arabic.

2. excl

most certainly

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parfaitement adv

1 (à la perfection) perfectly; elle parle parfaitement l'italien she speaks Italian perfectly;

2 (absolument) [savoir] perfectly well; [tolérer, admettre] fully; [bien, heureux, capable, simple] perfectly; [correct, égal] absolutely; [faux, incompréhensible] totally; [absurde, choquant] utterly; tout cela m'est parfaitement égal it makes absolutely no difference to me; j'ai parfaitement conscience de/que I'm well aware of that;

3 (certainement) absolutely; ‘tu y es allé tout seul?’-‘parfaitement!’ ‘you went by yourself?’-‘absolutely!’

[parfɛtmɑ̃] adverbe

1. [très bien] perfectly, impeccably, faultlessly

j'avais parfaitement entendu! I heard all right!

2. [absolument] perfectly, absolutely, thoroughly

tu as parfaitement le droit de refuser you are perfectly entitled to refuse

cela lui est parfaitement indifférent it's a matter of complete indifference to him

3. [oui] (most) certainly, definitely

c'est vrai? — parfaitement! is that true? — it (most) certainly ou definitely is!