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1 inferior
in'fiəriə1) (of poor, or poorer, quality etc: This carpet is inferior to that.) inferior, peor2) (lower in rank: Is a colonel inferior to a brigadier?) inferior•inferior adj inferior
inferior adjetivo 1 ( en el espacio) ‹piso/planta› lower 2 ( en jerarquía) ‹especie/rango› inferior 3 ( en comparaciones) lower;◊ temperaturas inferiores a los 10° temperatures lower than o below 10°;un número inferior al 20 a number below twenty
inferior
I adjetivo
1 (en posición) lower
2 (en calidad) inferior
3 (en cantidad) lower, less
un volumen de ventas inferior a la media, below average turnover
4 (en rango) inferior
II mf (persona) subordinate, inferior ' inferior' also found in these entries: Spanish: señor - base English: average - below - bottom - down-market - downgrade - downstairs - inferior - lower - par - relegate - second - second-best - second-class - subaltern - substandard - third-rate - underneath - underside - beneath - jowls - less - mean - third - under - waytr[ɪn'fɪərɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 inferior (to, a)1 inferior nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make somebody feel inferior hacer que alguien se sienta inferiorinferior [ɪn'fɪriər] adj: inferior, maloinferior n: inferior mfadj.• inferior adj.n.• inferior s.m.
I ɪn'fɪriər, ɪn'fɪəriə(r)inferior TO something/somebody — inferior a algo/alguien
II
count noun inferior mf[ɪn'fɪǝrɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (in quality, rank) [person, status, position] inferior; [product, work, service] de calidad inferiorto be inferior to sth/sb — ser inferior a algo/algn
2) (Anat, Bot) (=lower) inferior2. N1) (=inferior person) inferior mf2) (=person lower in rank) inferior mf, subalterno(-a) m / f* * *
I [ɪn'fɪriər, ɪn'fɪəriə(r)]inferior TO something/somebody — inferior a algo/alguien
II
count noun inferior mf -
2 superior
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.) superior2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) superior3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) de superioridad, de altivez
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.) superiorsuperior adj superior
superior 1 adjetivo 1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n); ‹ nivel› higher; ‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n) 2 superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb; una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence ‹ clase social› higherc) (en cantidad, número):◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;superior A algo above sth; un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
superior 2
◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino(f) Mother Superiorb)
superior
I adjetivo
1 (que está más alto) top, upper
el piso superior, the upper floor
2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher (:en el ejército, la policía) superior
II m (rango militar, policial) superior Rel Superior ' superior' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - Cesid - CSIC - encima - ser - extra - innegablemente - larga - largo - licenciatura - pala - superiora - abogado - brazo - carrera - creer - derecho - educación - exceder - jefe - madre - mejor - normal - superar - titulado English: above - advanced - average - change up - cut - degree - education - expanse - high - higher - higher education - higher-up - outnumber - outrank - preeminent - registrar - rise above - self-righteous - senior - staff college - superior - tertiary - top - top-heavy - upper - advantage - A level - barrister - better - boss - commission - excess - fancy - first - mother - movetr[sʊː'pɪərɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) superior (to, a)2 pejorative (attitude, tone, smile) de superioridad1 (senior) superior nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be superior in number superar en númeroMother Superior Madre Superiorasuperior [sʊ'pɪriər] adj1) better: superior2) haughty: altivo, altanerosuperior n: superior madj.• arrogante adj.• orgulloso, -a adj.adj.• eximio, -a adj.• subido, -a adj.• superior adj.• último, -a adj.n.• mayor s.m.• rector s.m.• superior s.m.• superiora s.f.
I sʊ'pɪriər, suː'pɪəriə(r)1)a) ( better)to be superior (TO something/somebody) — ser* superior (a algo/alguien), ser* mejor (que algo/alguien)
b) ( above average) <workmanship/writer> de gran calidadsuperior quality goods — productos mpl de primera calidad
2) ( arrogant) <tone/smile> de superioridad or suficiencia3) (higher in rank, status)4) (in amount, number)given their superior numbers, we cannot win — dada su superioridad numérica, no podemos ganar
5) ( above) (frml)to be superior TO something — estar* por encima de algo
6) (higher, upper) superior
II
a) (in rank, position) superior mb) ( in ability)c) ( Relig)[sʊ'pɪǝrɪǝ(r)]Mother Superior — Madre f Superiora
1. ADJ1) (=better) superiorto be superior to sth/sb — ser superior a algo/algn
to be superior to sth/sb in sth — superar or ser superior a algo/algn en algo
2) (=good) [product] de primera calidadit's a very superior model — es un modelo de primerísima calidad, es un modelo muy superior
3) (=senior) (in hierarchy, rank) superiorhis superior officer — (Mil) su superior
the enemy were superior to them in number — el enemigo los superaba or era superior a ellos en número
5) (=smug) [person] altanero, desdeñoso; [tone, expression, smile] de superioridad, de suficiencia"you don't understand," Clarissa said in a superior way — -tú no lo entiendes -dijo Clarissa con aire de superioridad or de suficiencia
6) (Tech) (=upper) superior2. N1) (in rank, organization) superior m2) (in ability)3) (Rel) superior mMother Superior — madre f superiora
3.CPDsuperior court N — tribunal m superior
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I [sʊ'pɪriər, suː'pɪəriə(r)]1)a) ( better)to be superior (TO something/somebody) — ser* superior (a algo/alguien), ser* mejor (que algo/alguien)
b) ( above average) <workmanship/writer> de gran calidadsuperior quality goods — productos mpl de primera calidad
2) ( arrogant) <tone/smile> de superioridad or suficiencia3) (higher in rank, status)4) (in amount, number)given their superior numbers, we cannot win — dada su superioridad numérica, no podemos ganar
5) ( above) (frml)to be superior TO something — estar* por encima de algo
6) (higher, upper) superior
II
a) (in rank, position) superior mb) ( in ability)c) ( Relig)Mother Superior — Madre f Superiora
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