pert (redirected from perter)

pert  (pûrt)

adj. pert·er, pert·est

1. Trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty: a pert hat.

2. High-spirited; vivacious.

3. Impudently bold; saucy.

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[Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aperre, to open; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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pertly adv.

pertness n.

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pert [pɜːt]

adj

1. saucy, impudent, or forward

2. jaunty a pert little hat

3. Obsolete clever or brisk

[variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from aperīre to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus expert]

pertly  adv

pertness  n

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PERT [pɜːt]

n acronym for

programme evaluation and review technique

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pert - characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" impertinent, saucy, irreverent spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

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pert

adjective impudent, forward, smart, bold, fresh (informal), flip (informal), cheeky, brash, saucy, pushy (informal), sassy (U.S. informal), flippant, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang) a pert young hussy

Translations

pert [pɜːt] ADJ

1. (= coquettish) [young woman, hat] → coqueto

2. (= neat, firm) [nose] → respingón; [breasts] → levantado

3. (= rude) [reply] → un tanto descarado

pert [ˈpɜː^rt] adj

[girl, reply] → malicieux/euse

[nose] → mutin(e); [bottom] → rebondi(e)

pert

adj (+er) → keck, kess; (= impudent) → keck; a pert little smile → ein kesses or freches Lächeln

pert [pɜːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (girl, answer) → impertinente, sfacciato/a; (hat) → spiritoso/a