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ultimate ['ʌltɪmət](a) (eventual, final → ambition, power, responsibility) ultime; (→ cost, destination, objective) ultime, final; (→ solution, decision, answer) final, définitif;∎ her tragic illness and ultimate death deprived the world of a great artist sa mort survenue à l'issue d'une tragique maladie a privé le monde d'une grande artiste;∎ I believe in the party's ultimate victory je crois que le parti finira par gagner;∎ they regard nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrent ils considèrent les armes nucléaires comme l'ultime moyen de dissuasion∎ the ultimate constituents of matter les constituants fondamentaux de la matière;∎ the ultimate meaning of life le sens fondamental de la vie∎ the ultimate double-glazing le meilleur double vitrage;∎ it's their idea of the ultimate holiday c'est leur conception des vacances idéales;∎ the ultimate sound system la meilleure sono qui soit;∎ the ultimate sacrifice le sacrifice suprême;∎ familiar he really is the ultimate incompetent! plus incompétent que lui tu meurs!(d) (furthest) le plus éloigné;∎ the ultimate origins of mankind les origines premières de l'homme2 nouncomble m, summum m;∎ the ultimate in comfort le summum du confort;∎ the ultimate in hi-fi le nec plus ultra de la hi-fi►► Marketing ultimate consumer utilisateur(trice) m,f final(e)
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