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super

Pronunciation: /sy.pɛʁ/

“super” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. superb, great

adverb

  1. extremely, very (as an intensifier)

interjection

  1. great, fantastic

verb

  1. to suck, to sip

In French

  1. Supercarburant.
  2. Superphosphate: Engrais phosphaté, à base de phosphate monocalcique.
  3. Supermarché.
  4. Très bien, épatant.
  5. Très; extrêmement.
  6. Aspirer, sucer (quelque chose).
  7. Se dit d'une pompe qui aspire aussi l'étoupe une fois toute l'eau de la cale étant vidée.
  8. Se dit d'une voie d'eau qui se bouche et aussi d'un cordage qui se coince dans une poulie
  9. Pour marquer une mauvaise nouvelle.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin super. Doublet of the inherited sur. See also hyper, borrowed from Ancient Greek.

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