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sur-ensemble
noun, masculine
superset
on the spot, immediately, right away
abundantly
surabondance
noun, feminine
overabundance, superabundance
surabondant
adjective
superabundant, overabundant
to abound (in)
suraccumulation
noun, feminine
overaccumulation
suraccélération
noun, feminine
jerk (rate of change of acceleration)
suractif
adjective
overactive, hyperactive
suractivité
noun, feminine
overactivity; hyperactivity
surah
noun, masculine
surah (material)
suraigu
adjective
very shrill; hyperacute
to superadd; to superimpose
suralcoolisation
noun, feminine
excessive drunkenness
suralimentation
noun, feminine
overfeeding; overeating; supercharging
to overfeed
suralimenté
adjective
supercharged
suramplificateur
noun, masculine
booster
suranné
adjective
outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned
surarmement
noun, masculine
stockpiling of weapons
to overarm
surarmé
adjective
heavily armed
to lower, to surbase; to undersling
surbaissé
adjective
lowered (platform); low-slung (car)
surbaisé
adjective
fucked over and over again, "over-fucked"
surbasique
adjective
superbasic
to accentuate the bass more than usual
surbaux
noun, masculine
coamings
to overbook
surbooking
noun, masculine
an overbooking
surboum
noun, feminine
party
to embroider over an existing embroidery
surcapacité
noun, feminine
overcapacity
to overcapitalize
surcharge
noun, feminine
overloading
to overcharge; to overload, overburden, overcrowd; to surcharge
surchargé
adjective
surcharged; overcrowded; overladen
surchauffe
noun, feminine
overheating
to overheat
surchauffé
adjective
overheated
surchemise
noun, feminine
overshirt
surchoix
adjective
top-quality
to outclass
to take the lead (in a race)
surconsommation
noun, feminine
overconsumption
surcot
noun, masculine
surcoat, (mediaeval) tunic
to overrate (to esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due)
surcoté
adjective
overpriced; overrated
surcouche
noun, feminine
add-on, plug-in, skin
to overtrump
surcoût
noun, masculine
an overhead, supplement, additional cost
surcreusement
noun, masculine
abrasion in a glacial valley, caused by the action of water in a river which has taken the place of the glacier
surcritique
adjective
supercritical
surcroît
noun, masculine
something that is added; an addition
to overcook (to cook for too long)
surcyclage
noun, masculine
upcycling
surdensité
noun, feminine
overcrowding
surdi-mutité
noun, feminine
deaf-muteness
surdicécité
noun, feminine
deafblindness
to oversize; to exaggerate