Usage examples of "supérieure" in French with translation to English

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L'acuité auditive des chiens est de loin supérieure à celle des hommes. The hearing acuity of dogs is superior by far to that of humans.
Une moustache pousse sur la lèvre supérieure. A mustache grows on the upper lip.
J'ai beaucoup étudié les philosophes et les chats. La sagesse des chats est infiniment supérieure. I have much studied both cats and philosophers. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
Je ne peux pas commencer à me représenter comment quelqu'un pourrait croire qu'une race est supérieure à une autre. I can't begin to fathom how someone could believe that one race is superior to another.
Mon supérieur a excusé mon retard. My superior excused me for arriving late.
Les habitants des villes ont un taux de mortalité supérieur à celui des gens de la campagne. City dwellers have a higher death rate than country people do.
L'ecstasy est la drogue du système supérieur. Ecstasy is the upper system's drug.
Il m'est supérieur en mathématiques. He is superior to me in mathematics.
Le rêve d'opportunité pour tous ne s'est pas réalisé pour chacun en Amérique, mais sa promesse existe pour tous ceux qui touchent nos côtes - ceci comprend presque sept millions de Musulmans Étasuniens dans notre pays aujourd'hui, qui jouissent de revenus et d'éducation qui sont supérieures à la moyenne. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores – that includes nearly seven million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average.
Ce dictionnaire est supérieur à celui-là. This dictionary is superior to that one.
Il est supérieur à elle en maths. He is superior to her in math.
Tu ne devrais pas te sentir supérieur aux autres. You should not feel superior to other people.
L'arôme de ce vin est supérieur à celui-ci. This wine is superior to that one in scent.
Les personnes vaniteuses considèrent comme normal de se sentir supérieures aux autres. Conceited people take it for granted that they are superior to others.
Elle fit clairement comprendre qu'elle voulait aller dans une école supérieure. She made it plain that she wanted to go to college.
Elle a fait clairement comprendre qu'elle voulait aller dans une école supérieure. She made it plain that she wanted to go to college.
Notre dette est supérieure à ce que nous pouvons payer. Our debt is more than we can pay.
Les soldats disposaient d'armes d'une puissance de feu supérieure. The soldiers had more powerful weapons.
Le voyage supralumineux, c'est-à-dire à une vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière, ne fut découvert que des siècles plus tard. Faster-than-light, aka superluminal, space travel was not discovered until centuries later.
C'est parce que la vitesse de la lumière est supérieure à celle du son, que certains ont l'air brillant avant d'avoir l'air con. It is because light travels faster than sound that some people look brilliant before sounding stupid.
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