excellent

ex·cel·lent

 (ĕk′sə-lənt)

adj.

1. Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good for its kind: enjoyed an excellent meal at the restaurant.

2. Archaic Being so to an extreme degree.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excellēns, excellent-, present participle of excellere, to excel; see excel.]

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ex′cel·lent·ly adv.

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excellent

(ˈɛksələnt)

adj

exceptionally good; extremely meritorious; superior

ˈexcellently adv

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ex•cel•lent

(ˈɛk sə lənt)

adj.

possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin excellent-, s. of excellēns, present participle of excellere to excel]

ex′cel•lent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

excellent - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" fantabulous, first-class, splendid superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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excellent

adjective outstanding, good, great, fine, prime, capital, noted, choice, champion, cool (informal), select, brilliant, very good, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), mean (slang), superb, distinguished, fantastic, magnificent, superior, sterling, worthy, first-class, marvellous, exceptional, terrific, splendid, notable, mega (slang), topping (Brit. slang), sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, exquisite, admirable, exemplary, wicked (slang), first-rate, def (slang), superlative, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), pre-eminent, meritorious, estimable, tiptop, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) We complimented her on doing an excellent job.
bad, poor, terrible, dreadful, rotten (informal), inferior, faulty, incompetent, lousy (slang), mediocre, second-class, imperfect, unskilled, second-rate, abysmal, substandard, no great shakes (informal), inexpert, piss-poor (slang) half-pie (N.Z. informal)

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excellent

adjective

Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

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Translations

مُمْتازمـُمْتَاز

znamenitý

fremragendeglimrendestrålende

ausgezeichnethervorragend

έξοχος

excelenteredondobravo

erinomainen

excellentéminent

odličan

frábær, framúrskarandi

eccellenteeccellentissimoesimiograndiososopraffino

すばらしい

우수한

uitstekend

utmerketglimrende

doskonały

excelente

отличныйпревосходныйвеликолепный

odličen

utmärkt

ดีเยี่ยม

mükemmelkusursuz

xuất sắc

卓越的极好的

excellent

[ˈeksələnt] ADJ → excelente

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excellent

[ˈɛksələnt] adj → excellent(e)
Her results were excellent → Elle a eu d'excellents résultats.
It was excellent fun
BUT C'était vraiment super.
excellent! → excellent!, parfait!

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excellent

adj → ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; I passed my exams — excellent! → ich habe meine Prüfungen bestanden — ausgezeichnet!

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excellent

[ˈɛks/ələnt] adj → eccellente, ottimo/a

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excel

(ikˈsel) – past tense, past participle exˈcelled – verb

1. to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity). He excelled in mathematics / at football. oortref يَمْتاز превъзхождам sobressair vynikat sich auszeichnen udmærke sig; brillere διακρίνομαι, διαπρέπωaventajar, superar hiilgama برتر بودن؛ پیشی گرفتن kunnostautua exceller לְהִצטַייֵן उत्तम होना isticati se, nadmašiti kitűnik menonjol skara fram úr eccellere 抜きんでる 능가하다 išsiskirti, pasižymėti būt pārākam cemerlang uitblinkencelować, przewyższać تېرېدلى لرل: (له حد څخه) لوړيدل،زيات والى لرل،(پر) غوره والى لرل sobressair a excela (în/la) выделяться vynikať isticati se ดีเยี่ยม sivrilmek, ön plana çıkmak 擅長 перевищувати; відзначатися امتیاز قائم کرنا hơn 擅长

2. to be better than. She excels them all at swimming. oortref يَتَفَوَّق надминавам sobressair předčit übertreffen være bedre; være overlegen ξεπερνώdestacar, sobresalir parem olema بهتر بودن؛ سرآمد بودن olla parempi kuin surpasser לְהִצטַייֵן किसी से बेहतर होना biti bolji túltesz lebih baik skara fram úr superare ～よりまさる 뛰어나다 pralenkti, pranokti pārspēt lebih baik dari overtreffenovergå alle andre, briljere prześcigać غوره والى لرل sobressair a fi superior; a depăşi превосходить predstihnúť nadmašiti överträffa ดีกว่า; เหนือกว่า daha iyi olmak 勝過 переважати بہتر ہونا trội hơn 胜过

ˈexcellence (ˈek-) noun

unusual goodness or worth. this man's excellence as a teacher. uitmuntend إمْتِياز، تَفَوُّق превъзходство valor/excelência dokonalost die Vortrefflichkeit dygtighed; fortræffelighed υπεροχήexcelencia suurepärasus برتری؛ والایی erinomaisuus excellenceהצטיינות उत्कृष्टता izvrsnost, odličnost kiválóság unggul yfirburðir, afburðagæði eccellenza, bravura 優秀さ 탁월함 tobulumas, meistriškumas pārākums; izcilība unggul voortreffelijkheidfremragende dyktighet, fortreffelighetdoskonałość زياتى، غوره والى، لوړوالى valor/excelência măiestrie превосходство dokonalosť odličnost izuzetnost förträfflighet, utmärkthet, ypperlighet ความเป็นเลิศ üstünlük 傑出 перевага; видатна майстерність فوقیت sở trường 杰出

ˈExcellency (ˈek-) – plural ˈExcellencies – noun

(with His, ~Your etc) a title of honour, used eg for ambassadors. His/Your Excellency; Their Excellencies. eksellensie, Sy Eksellensie صاحِب السِّياده / السَّعاده/ الفَخامَه превъходителство excelência excelence die Exzellenz Hans Excellence; Deres Excellence εξοχότητα Excelencia ekstsellents عالیجناب؛ سرکار علیه Ylhäisyys Excellence הוֹד מַעֲלַת - महामहिम Vaša ekscelencija Őexcellenciája, Kegyelmes Uram Yang Mulia hágöfgi Eccellenza 閣下 각하 ekscelencija ekselence Tuan Yang Terutama Excellentie Hans/Hennes/Deres Eksellense(r) Ekscelencja غوره والى، ښه والى، زياتوالى: جلالتماّب excelência Excelenţă превосходительство excelencia visokost ekselencija excellens คำที่ใช้เรียกข้าหลวงใหญ่ ekselâns 閣下 світлість زعما مثلا سفیر ، گورنر وغیرہ سے خطاب کا کلمہ Ngài; phu nhân 阁下

ˈexcellent (ˈek-) adjective

unusually good. an excellent plan. uitstekend, voortreflik مُمْتاز отличен excelente skvělý ausgezeichnet fremragende; strålende εξαιρετικός, έξοχος, θαυμάσιοςexcelente võrratu عالی؛ ممتاز erinomainen excellentמצוין श्रेष्ठ, उत्कृट odličan, izvrstan kitűnő bagus sekali frábær, framúrskarandi eccellente 優秀な 뛰어난 puikus lielisks bagus sekali uitmuntendutmerket, ypperlig, glimrendeznakomity غوره، ډير ښه،عالى، ډير لوړ excelente excelent превосходный skvelý izvrsten odličan utmärkt, utomordentlig, ypperlig ยอดเยี่ยม kusursuz, mükemmel 極好的 відмінний, чудовий نہایت عمدہ xuất sắc 极好的

ˈexcellently adverb

uitstekende بصورةٍ مُمْتازَه отлично excelentemente výborně ausgezeichnet fremragende; strålende εξαιρετικάexcelentemente hiilgavalt بسیار خوب erinomaisesti parfaitementמצוין विशिष्टतापूर्ण izvrsno, odlično kiválóan sempurna frábærlega in modo eccellente すばらしく 뛰어나게 puikiai lieliski dengan bagus uitmuntendutmerket, ypperlig, glimrende znakomicie ډير ښه excelentemente excelent превосходно vynikajúco izvrstno odlično utmärkt, utomordentligt อย่างดีเยี่ยม üstün/mükemmel bir şekilde 極好地 відмінно, чудово بہت خوبی سے một cách xuất sắc 极好地

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excellent

→ مـُمْتَاز znamenitý glimrende ausgezeichnet έξοχος excelente erinomainen excellent odličan eccellente すばらしい 우수한 uitstekend utmerket doskonały excelente отличный utmärkt ดีเยี่ยม mükemmel xuất sắc 卓越的

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excellent

a. excelente, óptimo-a.

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• The lunch was excellent → كانَ الغَدَاءُ رائِعاً → Oběd byl vynikající → Frokosten var fremragende → Das Mittagessen war ausgezeichnet → Το γεύμα ήταν εξαιρετικό → La comida ha sido excelente → Lounas oli erinomainen → Le déjeuner était excellent → Ručak je bio odličan → Il pranzo è stato eccellente → 昼食はすばらしかったです → 점심이 훌륭했어요 → De lunch heeft lekker gesmaakt → Lunsjen var deilig → Lunch był wyśmienity → O almoço estava excelente → Обед был отменным → Det var en utmärkt lunch → อาหารกลางวันที่ยอดเยี่ยม → Yemek mükemmeldi → Bữa trưa tuyệt vời → 午餐很可口

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