super

great

adjective ZOO-per Common

Origin: from Latin super

Usage Note

super is a casual, indeclinable adjective and exclamation meaning 'great / awesome', borrowed via Latin. As a prefix it intensifies: superschnell ('super-fast'). At the petrol station Super is also the name for a grade of unleaded fuel.

Examples

"Das Essen war einfach super."

Natural Translation

The food was just great.

Literal Translation

The food was simply super.

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