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1 superior
• tirehtööri• nokkamies• ihailtava• johtava• johtaja• hieno• edullinen• ensiluokkainen• esimies• etevä• erittäin hyvä• etumies• etevämpi• apotti• voittamaton• pomo• päällysmies• päällikkö• halveksiva• mestari• paras• parempi• ylimielinen• ylivoimainen• ylempi• ylemmänasteinen• ylä• ylemmyydentuntoinen• ylempi (asema)• korkeampi• korkealaatuinen• korkein• lyömätön• luostarinjohtaja* * *su'piəriə 1. adjective1) ((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.) ylempi, parempi2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) ensiluokkainen3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) ylimielinen2. 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.) esimies -
2 great
• tilava• iso• tärkeä• hieno• huomattava• avara• erinomainen• valtava• kiva• monumentaalinen• mahtava• mainio• syvä• suurenmoinen• suuri• ylhäinen• ylevä• laaja• korkea* * *ɡreit1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) huomattava2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) suuri3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) hyvä4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) hauska5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) lahjakas•- greatly- greatness -
3 a cut above
• astetta parempi* * *((obviously) better than: He's a cut above the average engineer.) astetta parempi
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