perfecta — PERFECTÁ, perfectez, vb. I. tranz. A duce la bun sfârşit, a desăvârşi, a definitiva, a încheia (un acord, o tranzacţie etc.). – Din perfect. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 PERFECTÁ vb. a încheia. (A perfecta un acord.) Trimis… … Dicționar Român
perfecta — 1971, from Amer.Sp. perfecta, shortened from quiniela perfecta perfect quiniela, a bet in horseracing, originally a game of chance, from O.Sp. quina game of dice, from L. quini five each … Etymology dictionary
perfecta — ☆ perfecta [pər fek′tə ] n. [Sp, perfect] a bet or betting procedure in which one wins if one correctly picks the first and second place finishers in a race … English World dictionary
Perfecta — * La Perfecta a French Antillean big band * Perfecta (gambling) a type of bet in parimutuel betting * Perfecta (song) a pop song of Miranda! and Julieta Venegas … Wikipedia
perfecta — noun Etymology: American Spanish quiniela perfecta perfect quiniela Date: 1967 a bet in which the bettor picks the first and second place finishers in order compare quiniela, trifecta … New Collegiate Dictionary
perfecta — /peuhr fek teuh/, n. exacta. [1965 70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella] * * * … Universalium
perfecta — [pə fɛktə] noun N. Amer. a bet in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order. Compare with quinella. Origin 1970s: from Latin Amer. Sp. quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … English new terms dictionary
perfecta — per•fec•ta [[t]pərˈfɛk tə[/t]] n. pl. tas cvb spo exacta • Etymology: 1965–70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … From formal English to slang
perfecta — n. US a form of betting in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order . Etymology: Amer. Sp. quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … Useful english dictionary
perfecta or exacta — (Straight Forecast, UK) A wager in which you pick the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish. The Perfecta is similar to the Quiniela, except the two horses must finish in the exact order. To bet you say $3 Perfecta, 5 6 . Only… … Equestrian sports dictionary