super

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.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	super - a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector superintendent caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
Adj.	1.	super - 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" A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, 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" exceedingly, passing, extremely

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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 time → lo pasamos la mar de bien or (S. Cone) regio
that's a super idea → es una idea estupenda
that would be super → sería estupendo

B. CPD Super Bowl N (US) (Sport) supercopa de fútbol americano

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super [ˈsuːpə^r]

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

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super:

superbug

n (inf) gegen Antibiotika resistenter Krankheitserreger, → Superbazillus m (inf)

supercargo

n pl <-es> → Frachtaufseher m

supercharged

adj gas → vorverdichtet; engine → aufgeladen; (fig) atmosphere → gereizt

supercharger

n → Lader m

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super:

supercomputer

n → Supercomputer m

superconductor

n (Phys, Tech) → Supraleiter m

supercool

vt → unterkühlen

super-duper

adj (hum inf) → ganz toll (inf)

super-duty

adj (Tech) → Höchstleistungs-, für höchste Beanspruchung

superego

n → Überich nt

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super:

superglue

n → Sekundenkleber m

supergrass

n (Brit inf: = informant) → Kronzeuge m (inf), → Kronzeugin f (inf), → Topinformant(in) m(f)

supergroup

n (Mus) → Supergruppe f

superheat

vt → überhitzen

superheavyweight (Boxing)

n

(= weight category) → Superschwergewicht nt

(= boxer) → Superschwergewichtler(in) m(f)

adj → Superschwergewichts-

superhero

n → Superheld m

superhighway

n (US) → ˜ Autobahn f; the information super → die Datenautobahn

superhuman

adj → übermenschlich

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super¹

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

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super²

n

(inf) abbr of superintendent → Aufseher(in) m(f); (of police) → ˜ Kommissar(in) m(f)

(Theat, Film) abbr of supernumerary → Statist(in) m(f)

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

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

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super superintendent

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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 极好的

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