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Summary

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superfluous:
- inutile; superflu; vain; de trop; inutilement; excédentaire; en surnombre
Wiktionary:
- superfluous → superflu, superfétatoire
- superfluous → surabondant, excédentaire, superflu

English

Detailed Translations for superfluous from English to French

superfluous:

superfluous adj

superfluous (needless; unnecessary; redundant)
inutile; superflu; vain; de trop; inutilement
- inutile adj
- superflu adj
- vain adj
- de trop adj
- inutilement adj
superfluous (excess; surplus)
excédentaire; superflu; de trop; en surnombre
- excédentaire adj
- superflu adj
- de trop adj
- en surnombre adj

Translation Matrix for superfluous:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	excess; extra; otiose; pointless; purposeless; redundant; senseless; spare; supererogatory; supernumerary; surplus; wasted
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	negligible
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
de trop	excess; needless; redundant; superfluous; surplus; unnecessary	redundant; supernumerary; surplus
en surnombre	excess; superfluous; surplus
excédentaire	excess; superfluous; surplus
inutile	needless; redundant; superfluous; unnecessary	aimless; for nothing; fruitless; futile; good-for-nothing; idle; in vain; meaningless; mindless; pointless; purposeless; senseless; to no avail; unusable; useless; vainly
inutilement	needless; redundant; superfluous; unnecessary	empty; for nothing; fresh; fruitless; futile; idle; in vain; meaningless; pointless; senseless; to no avail; unbroached; unopened; untouched; unusable; unused; useless; vainly
superflu	excess; needless; redundant; superfluous; surplus; unnecessary
vain	needless; redundant; superfluous; unnecessary	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly

Related Words for "superfluous":

superfluousness, superfluously

Synonyms for "superfluous":

otiose; pointless; wasted; worthless
excess; extra; redundant; spare; supererogatory; supernumerary; surplus; unnecessary; unneeded

Related Definitions for "superfluous":

more than is needed, desired, or required¹
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words¹
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being¹

Wiktionary Translations for superfluous:

superfluous

adjective

excess of what is sufficient
- superfluous → superflu

superfluous

adjective

Qui n’est pas essentiel, qui est de trop.
- superflu → superfluous
rare|fr (term, sens étymologique) Qualifie la naissance d’un second enfant après le premier et dans un écart de temps qui dénote une superfécondation.
- superfétatoire → superfluous

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• superfluous	→ surabondant; excédentaire	↔ overtollig — wat in te ruime mate aanwezig is
• superfluous	→ superflu	↔ überflüssig — über das angemessene Maß hinaus

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