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plus que supérieure

English translation: stand above expectations.

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French term or phrase:être plus que supérieure
English translation:stand above expectations.
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

14:54 Jul 2, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: plus que supérieure
De plus, en dépit des difficultés que nous avons connu au cours de la dernière année à maîtriser la résistance de notre fini et compte tenu des variations climatiques qui ont eu un impact important sur nos produits, la clientèle considère que la qualité de nos produits est plus que supérieure.
Veronique Boulet
Canada
Local time: 15:53
the quality of our products stands above expectations.
Explanation:
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smartJIT
France
Local time: 21:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5head and shoulders above the competition
IanW (X)
5better than expected
Agius Language & Translation
4 +1better than superior: outstanding / one-of-a-kind
swisstell
5superior plus
Bourth (X)
5 -1the quality of our products stands above expectations.
smartJIT
4better than the best
Robin Ward
3 +1better than the highest expectations
Triangle Translations Int'l, LLC Daniel Bossut
2premium quality
Francis MARC
1uttermost
Russ


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the quality of our products stands above expectations.


Explanation:
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smartJIT
France
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  IanW (X): You wouldn\'t say \ - This sounds very strange to me - I'm a native speaker - and it doesn't get a single hit on Google. Still, I can't do any more than advise.
3 mins
  -> you do say it in the US
neutral  swisstell: that is not a very usual way in English "stands above expectations"
19 mins
neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): IS BEYOND expectations
23 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
better than the best


Explanation:
Just a quick idea before I leave the office for the day!

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 16
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
head and shoulders above the competition


Explanation:
I would use "head and shoulders above ..." in this case. "More than superior" is rather dry, I feel.

IanW (X)
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 234

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robin Ward: good suggestion!!
2 mins
agree  Russ
4 mins
agree  Gloria Pérez Rodríguez
8 mins
agree  HRiley: Given the context, this answer sounds the most natural to me
17 mins
agree  Сергей Лузан
7 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
better than expected


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

HTH

Agius Language & Translation
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 69
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
premium quality


Explanation:
"plus que supérieure" n'a pas vraiment de sens, mais dans l'euphorie d'un message promotionnel (comme la lessive de Coluche qui lavait "plus blanc que blanc")

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 6500
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
better than superior: outstanding / one-of-a-kind


Explanation:
the customers consider the quality of our products to be better than superior, to be outstanding/one of a kind

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 921

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Russ
5 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
superior plus


Explanation:
Actually, I have no problem with <<...that the quality of our products is better than "superior">> (use quotes to make it clear that "superior" refers back to "quality", thus "better than superior quality"). THis, because "we make superior products", "we produce superior quality", "available in standard and superior" are very common.

Using quotes again, you could say <<consider that our products are of "Superior Plus" quality>>
<<consider the quality of our products to be "Superior Plus">>, etc.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18679
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
uttermost


Explanation:
Just came to my mind...Good luck!

Russ
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
better than the highest expectations


Explanation:
Expectations can be low, average or high, this seem to be above the highest expectations

Triangle Translations Int'l, LLC Daniel Bossut
United States
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Russ
1 min
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