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su·per  (spr)
n.
1. Informal An article or a product of superior size, quality, or grade.
2. Informal
a. A superintendent in an apartment or office building.
b. A supernumerary.
3. Printing A thin starched cotton mesh used to reinforce the spines and covers of books.
adj. Informal
1. Very large, great, or extreme: "yet another super Skyscraper" (Dylan Thomas).
2. Excellent; first-rate: a super party.
adv. Informal
Especially; extremely: a super accurate missile; was super careful.
tr.v. su·pered, su·per·ing, su·pers Printing
To reinforce (a book spine or cover) with super.

[From super-.]

super [ˈsuːpə]
adj
Informal outstanding; exceptionally fine
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) petrol with a high octane rating
2. Informal a superintendent or supervisor
3. (Business / Insurance) Austral and NZ informal superannuation benefits
4. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Austral and NZ informal superphosphate
interj
Brit informal an enthusiastic expression of approval or assent
[from Latin: above]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.super - a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
Adj.1.super - of the highest qualitysuper - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
2.super - including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
3.super - extremely large; "another super skyscraper"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
Adv.1.super - to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

super
adjective (Informal) excellent, wonderful, marvellous, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), outstanding, smashing (informal), superb, magnificent, glorious, terrific (informal), sensational (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), def (slang), top-notch (informal), brill (informal), incomparable, out of this world (informal), peerless, matchless, boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) We had a super time.
Translations
super [ˈsuːpəʳ]
A. ADJ (esp Brit) → bárbaro, estupendo(Sp), tremendo, macanudo(LAm), regio(S. Cone) , chévere(Ven)
we had a super timelo pasamos la mar de bien or (S. Cone) regio
that's a super ideaes una idea estupenda
that would be supersería estupendo
B. CPD Super Bowl N (US) (Sport) supercopa de fútbol americano

super [ˈsuːpər]
adj (British) (old-fashioned) (= great) → formidable
adv (= extremely) → super >
to be super slim → être super mince
to be super fit → être super affûté(e) physiquement

super:
superbug
n (inf) gegen Antibiotika resistenter Krankheitserreger, → Superbazillus m (inf)
supercargo
n pl <-es> → Frachtaufseher m
supercharged
adj gasvorverdichtet; engineaufgeladen; (fig) atmospheregereizt
supercharger
nLader m

super:
supercomputer
nSupercomputer m
superconductor
n (Phys, Tech) → Supraleiter m
supercool
super-duper
adj (hum inf)ganz toll (inf)
super-duty
adj (Tech) → Höchstleistungs-, für höchste Beanspruchung
superego
nÜberich nt

super:
superglue
supergrass
n (Brit inf: = informant) → Kronzeuge m (inf), → Kronzeugin f (inf), → Topinformant(in) m(f)
supergroup
n (Mus) → Supergruppe f
superheat
superheavyweight (Boxing)
n
(= weight category)Superschwergewicht nt
(= boxer)Superschwergewichtler(in) m(f)
adjSuperschwergewichts-
superhero
nSuperheld m
superhighway
n (US) → ˜ Autobahn f; the information superdie Datenautobahn
superhuman

super1
adj (dated esp Brit inf) → fantastisch, phantastisch, sagenhaft, klasse inv (inf); super!Klasse! (inf); we had a super timees war große Klasse (inf)or fantastisch or phantastisch or sagenhaft

super2
n
(inf) abbr of superintendentAufseher(in) m(f); (of police)˜ Kommissar(in) m(f)
(Theat, Film) abbr of supernumeraryStatist(in) m(f)

super [ˈsuːpəʳ] adj (fam) → fantastico/a, splendido/a
we had a super time → ci siamo divertiti da morire

super superintendent
super1
adj super [ˈsuːpə]
a slang word for extremely good, nice etc a super new dress. uitstekend مُمْتاز، رائِع супер extra super super... καταπληκτικόω, σούπερ (λαϊκ.) guapísimo, estupendo, tremendo kihvt, super عالي makee super מְעוּלֶה बहुत बड़ा super, prvorazredan szuper bagus sekali frábært, æðislegt super すごい 극도의, 최고의 aukščiausios rūšies, geriausios kokybės, aukščiausio laipsnio super; ekstra hebat super super-; flott, herlig super giro super отличный extra, super super super toppenfin, jättebra ดีเยี่ยม süper, şahane 極好的 найвищої якості, першокласний نہایت عمدہ tuyệt vời, cực kì tốt

super ممتاز جدا skvělý super super εξαιρετικός súper erinomainen super super fantastico すばらしい 최고급의 super super wspaniały bacana, fixe превосходный toppen ดีเยี่ยม süper tuyệt vời 超级的


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