complete

complete
complete
A adj
1 (total, utter) (épith) [abolition, chaos, darkness, freedom, rejection] complet/-ète, total ; he's a complete fool il est complètement idiot ; it's the complete opposite c'est tout à fait le contraire ; with complete accuracy/confidence avec une précision/confiance totale ; complete and utter [despair, disaster] total ; it's complete and utter rubbish c'est complètement absurde ;
2 (finished) achevé ; far from/not yet complete loin d'être/pas encore achevé ;
3 (entire, full) [collection, edition, works, record, set] complet/-ète ; complete with avec ; complete with batteries/instructions avec piles/mode d'emploi ; to make my happiness complete pour que rien ne manque à mon bonheur ;
4 (consummate) [artist, star] complet/-ète ; [gentleman, sportsman] parfait (before n).
B vtr
1 (finish) terminer [building, investigation, degree course, exercise] ; achever [task, journey] ; to complete a jail sentence finir de purger une peine ;
2 (make whole) compléter [collection, trilogy, group, victory, grand slam] ; compléter [outfit] ; compléter [quotation, phrase] ; to complete an outfit with a beret mettre un beret pour compléter une tenue ;
3 (fill in) remplir [form, questionnaire].
C completed pp adj [creation, project] achevé ; the recently/newly completed office building les bureaux terminés récemment/depuis peu ; half completed inachevé.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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