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supreme2(a) (highest in rank, authority) suprême;∎ the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces le commandant suprême ou le commandant en chef des Forces alliées(b) (great, outstanding) extrême;∎ a supreme effort un effort suprême;∎ she handles politicians with supreme skill elle sait parfaitement s'y prendre avec les hommes politiques;∎ it would be an act of supreme folly to do that now ce serait de la folie pure de faire ça maintenant;∎ to make the supreme sacrifice sacrifier sa vie, faire le sacrifice de sa vie►► Religion the Supreme Being l'Être m suprême;the Supreme Court la Cour suprême (des États-Unis);Supreme Court Justice juge m à la Cour suprême;History the Supreme Court of Judicature la Cour souveraine de justice;Supreme Soviet Soviet m suprêmeⓘ SUPREME COURT La Cour suprême est l'organe supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire américain et est composée de membres nommés par le président des États-Unis; elle détient le pouvoir de décision final ainsi que le droit d'interpréter la Constitution. -
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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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ultimate [ˈʌltɪmɪt]1. adjectivea. ( = final) final ; [control, authority] suprêmeb. ( = best) suprêmec. ( = original) [cause] fondamental2. noun* * *['ʌltɪmət] 1.2.the ultimate in — le nec plus ultra de [comfort, luxury]
1) [result, destination] final; [sacrifice] ultime (before n)ultimate power lies with the president — en dernier ressort c'est le président qui a le pouvoir de décision
2) ( fundamental) [question, truth] fondamental
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