superior

su'piəriə 1. adjective

1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) overordnet; overlegen

2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) høy(ere), overlegen, ekstra god

3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) overlegen

2. noun

(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) overordnet

- superiority

I

subst. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/

1) overordnet, formann

2) (overført) overmann

3) abbed

4) (typografi) hevet tegn

be one's superior være bedre enn noen, være noen overlegen

Mother Superior se ➢ mother

II

adj. \/sʊˈpɪərɪə\/, \/sjʊˈpɪərɪə\/

1) overordnet, høyere i rang

2) (om egenskap) overlegen

• she was a girl of superior intelligence

hun var mer intelligent enn de fleste

3) bedre, større

4) (om kvalitet) utmerket, utsøkt, førsteklasses

5) (om holdning, mine) overlegen, hovmodig

• he was offended by the leaders' superior attitude

han ble støtt av sjefenes overlegne holdning

6) (spes. naturvitenskap) øvre, over-, høyere

7) (typografi) hevet

8) (om planeters bane i forhold til jordens) utenom-

rise superior to all obstacles overvinne alle hindringer

superior numbers se ➢ number, 1

the superior ranks (militærvesen) se ➢ rank, 1

superior to hevet over, bedre enn

• he felt quite superior to his sister

han følte seg høyt hevet over sin søster uimottakelig for

• she is superior to flattery

hun er uimottakelig for smiger