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By style: everyday 93 · literary 19 · biblical 37 · parliamentary 3 612 · legal and administrative 45 718 · UN documents 136 860. ## higher Used about 50 713 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 260 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 382 · UN documents ≈ 42 056). Meaning: [higher in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/higher/). - Y a-t-il un but **supérieur** ? Is there a **higher** purpose? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#12777641](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12777641) [\#13365368](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13365368)) - Alors il vociféra en levant la tête vers l'étage **supérieur**: Then he shouted, looking up at the **higher** floor: “Louise!” ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 2048) - Que toute personne soit soumise aux autorités **supérieures**; car il n’y a point d’autorité qui ne vienne de Dieu, et les autorités qui existent ont été instituées de Dieu. Let every soul be in subjection to the **higher** authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 13:1) - Il faut passer à une vitesse **supérieure**. We must change into a **higher** gear. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1607173) - Éthanol et alcools **supérieurs** \[12\] Ethanol and **higher** alcohols \[12\] ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2397462) ## greater Used about 18 357 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 38 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 620 · UN documents ≈ 10 692). Meaning: [greater in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/greater/). - Un nombre entier est naturel ssi il est **supérieur** ou égal à 0. An integer is natural iff it is **greater** than or equal to 0. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by MUIRIEL and MUIRIEL · checked, community translation · [\#482049](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/482049) [\#482029](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/482029)) - Or c’est sans contredit l’inférieur qui est béni par le **supérieur**. But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the **greater**. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 7:7) - Je crois que les bienfaits environnementaux des biocarburants de la seconde génération pourraient être encore **supérieurs** et que leur exploitation doit être accélérée dans la mesure du possible. I believe that second-generation biofuels can have even **greater** environmental benefits and their introduction should be accelerated as much as possible. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 813174) - puissance égale ou **supérieure** à 50 kW; et A power of 50 kW or **greater**; and ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 957198) - d ' une capacité **supérieure** à 1 m3 with a capacity **greater** than 1 m3 ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22791914) ## above Used about 15 665 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 207 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 048 · UN documents ≈ 11 405). Meaning: [above in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/above/). - Les grands singes ont un niveau d'intelligence **supérieur** à celui des chiens. Apes rank **above** dogs in intelligence. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by BigMouse and CK · checked, community translation · [\#325997](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325997) [\#1591156](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1591156)) - Je donnai mes ordres à Hanani, mon frère, et à Hanania, chef de la citadelle de Jérusalem, homme **supérieur** au grand nombre par sa fidélité et par sa crainte de Dieu. I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God **above** many. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 7:2) - La plupart de ces pays, à l’exception des États baltes, appliquent déjà des niveaux **supérieurs** à ces taux. Most of them, except the Baltic States, are already at levels **above** those rates. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 520890) - HAUTS RESPONSABLES MILITAIRES (Général de brigade et grades **supérieurs**) SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS (Brigadier-General and **above**) ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 876578) - Administrateurs et fonctionnaires de rang **supérieur** Professional category and **above** ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10274664) ## than Used about 14 406 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 602 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 953 · UN documents ≈ 7 841). Meaning: [than in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/than/). - Notre dette est **supérieure** à ce que nous pouvons payer. Our debt is more **than** we can pay. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Petro1 and Swift · checked, community translation · [\#23394](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/23394) [\#9529](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9529)) - devenu d’autant **supérieur** aux anges qu’il a hérité d’un nom plus excellent que le leur. having become as much better **than** the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better than theirs. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 1:4) - Ceux-ci comprennent plus de 100 rivières et 200 sites de zones humides **supérieurs**. That includes more **than** 100 rivers and 200 top wetland sites. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1667705) - égale ou **supérieure** à 85 % mais inférieure à 95 % Of 85 % or more but less **than** 95 % ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1649239) - B Lorsque le point d ' éclair de la cargaison est **supérieur** ou égal à 60 C B When the flashpoint of the cargo being unloaded is not less **than** 60 ºC ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29799280) ## exceeding Used about 11 181 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 6 191 · UN documents ≈ 4 990). Meaning: [exceeding in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/exceeding/). - une teneur en cires **supérieure** à 350 mg/kg, ou a wax content **exceeding** 350 mg/kg, or ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3006433) - Ne pas exposer à une température **supérieure** à 50 °C/122 °F. Do not expose to temperatures **exceeding** 50 °C/ 122 °F. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16088704) - énergie d'impulsion **supérieure** à 5 J par impulsion; ou Pulse energy **exceeding** 5 J per pulse; or ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1843674) - La teneur en eau des pêches séchées ne doit pas être **supérieure** à 20,0 %. Dried peaches shall have a moisture content not **exceeding** 20.0 per cent. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 14387359) - 愦灭;quot;module spécifique愦灭;quot; **supérieur** à 2,54 × 106 m; et “Specific modulus” **exceeding** 2,54 × 106 m; and ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4980280) ## upper Used about 6 856 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · literary ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 14 · parliamentary ≈ 169 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 381 · UN documents ≈ 4 277). Meaning: [upper in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/upper/). - Il appartient à la classe **supérieure**. He belongs to the **upper** class. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#299707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/299707) [\#818950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/818950)) - Gavroche, tout en écoutant, s'était saisi d'une canne que Montparnasse tenait à la main; il en avait machinalement tiré la partie **supérieure**, et la lame d'un poignard avait apparu. Gavroche, as he listened, had seized a cane that Montparnasse held in his hand, and mechanically pulled at the **upper** part, and the blade of a dagger made its appearance. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 20651) - Jotham bâtit la porte **supérieure** de la maison de l’Éternel, et il fit beaucoup de constructions sur les murs de la colline. He built the **upper** gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 27:3) - La valeur de référence de 20% du chapitre cinq devrait être conservée comme limite **supérieure** du budget. The benchmark of 20% of heading five should be retained as the budget's **upper** limit. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 920576) - 6,3 mm pour la courbe de tolérance **supérieure**. 6,3 mm for the **upper** tolerance curve ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5448708) ## education Used about 3 860 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 56 · legal and administrative ≈ 238 · UN documents ≈ 3 564). Meaning: [education in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/education/). - J'obtiens un diplôme **supérieur** en éducation. I'm getting a master's degree in **education**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and weihaiping · checked, community translation · [\#1482467](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1482467) [\#1482923](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1482923)) - Nous devons investir davantage dans l'éducation afin de promouvoir l'enseignement **supérieur** et la formation continue. We need to invest more in **education**, to promote tertiary education and life-long training. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1035498) - Enseignement **supérieur** (CITE=5, 6, 7 ou 8) Tertiary **education** (ISCEDD=5, 6, 7 or 8) ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5231313) - 1985-1987 Responsable de programme, Département des études techniques et **supérieures** de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Sydney. 1985-1987 **Education** Officer, New South Wales Department of Technical and Further Education, Sydney. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7013363) - Les écoles **supérieures** danoises jouent, en outre, un rôle important dans la mesure où elles offrent des possibilités de formation aux personnes de tout âge. The Danish folk high schools also play an important role in offering **education** to people of all ages. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2042648) ## superior Used about 3 031 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22 · literary ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 151 · UN documents ≈ 2 851). Meaning: [superior in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/superior/). - Il est **supérieur** à elle en maths. He is **superior** to her in math. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#288278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/288278) [\#130559](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/130559)) - Le fossoyeur poursuivit, avec un sourire **supérieur**: The grave-digger went on with a **superior** smile:— ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12084) - Ils étaient pourtant d'une qualité **supérieure** à celui-ci. They were, however, **superior** to this one. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1854447) - a) Juridictions **supérieures**: la Cour suprême, la Cour d ' appel et la Haute Cour; (a) **Superior** courts: the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, and the High Court; ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29502185) - Je veux m'entretenir avec votre **supérieur**. I want to talk to your **superior**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2014317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2014317) [\#2475359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2475359)) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Comment nomme-t-on la forme des adjectifs et des adverbes, qui expriment un degré **supérieur** ou le degré le plus élevé ? What do we call the form of adjectives and adverbs that expresses a very high degree or the highest degree? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and Nylez · checked, community translation · [\#9440841](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9440841) [\#5242155](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5242155)) - Pouvez-vous décrire la relation **supérieur**-subordonné idéale ? Can you describe the ideal supervisor-subordinate relationship? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and pandark · checked, community translation · [\#688328](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/688328) [\#688331](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/688331)) - Je veux parler à votre **supérieur**. I want to speak to your manager. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2222306](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2222306) [\#2222679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2222679)) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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