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I.ultimate [Brit ˈʌltɪmət, Am ˈəltəmət] N

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ultimate

nec plus ultra m inv

the ultimate in comfort, luxury

le nec plus ultra de

II.ultimate [Brit ˈʌltɪmət, Am ˈəltəmət] ADJ attr

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1. ultimate (final):

ultimate accolade, achievement, ambition, challenge, deterrent, power, responsibility, sacrifice, success, victory, weapon

ultimate after n aim, conclusion, decision, defeat, destination, effect, failure, purpose, result

ultimate after n loser, beneficiary

au bout du compte

carried to the ultimate extreme

poussé à l'extrême

2. ultimate (fundamental):

ultimate principle, question, truth

ultimate cause, origin, source

premier/-ière

3. ultimate (unsurpassed):

ultimate insult, luxury, refinement

ultimate after n car, holiday, product, stereotype

dernier cri inf

ultimate constituent N LING

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ultimate constituent

constituant m ultime

ultimate strength N TECH

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ultimate strength

limite f de rupture

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the ultimate sanction

l'ultime sanction

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ultime plaisir, but

ultimate

ultime constituant

ultimate

consécration suprême

ultimate recognition

constituant immédiat/ultime

immediate/ultimate constituent

suprême insolence

ultimate

et, comble du raffinement, les draps étaient en soie!

and, as the ultimate in refinement, there were silk sheets!

l'arme absolue lit, fig

the ultimate weapon

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I.ultimate [ˈʌltɪmət, Am -t̬əmɪt] ADJ

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1. ultimate (best):

ultimate

2. ultimate (final):

ultimate

the ultimate purpose

3. ultimate (fundamental):

ultimate

4. ultimate (furthest):

ultimate

le(la) plus éloigné(e)

II.ultimate [ˈʌltɪmət, Am -t̬əmɪt] N

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ultimate

the ultimate in sth

le summum de qc

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to make the ultimate [or supreme] sacrifice

faire le sacrifice suprême

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ultimate

the ultimate purpose

the ultimate in sth

le summum de qc

to make the ultimate [or supreme] sacrifice

faire le sacrifice suprême

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These variables are often represented as intermediate and ultimate criteria. en.wikipedia.org

The first episode documents his search for the ultimate form of personal transport, ranging from jetpacks to flying cars. en.wikipedia.org

This sudden expansion lead to the ultimate demise of many first run theaters built before 1998 in the area. en.wikipedia.org

Yet, when they brag amongst themselves, the cats and snakes and sheets of lightning use one ultimate comparison, albeit sparingly. en.wikipedia.org

He treated it as if it was an ultimate truth. en.wikipedia.org

Extinction debt occurs because of time delays between impacts on a species, such as destruction of habitat, and the species' ultimate disappearance. en.wikipedia.org

What we are saying is that when a director has final cut, it is the ultimate in creative control. en.wikipedia.org

The incompatibilists believe free will refers to "genuine" (e.g., absolute, ultimate) alternate possibilities for beliefs, desires or actions, rather than merely counterfactual ones. en.wikipedia.org

This responsibility makes it the ultimate focus of interest groups and of other ministries that compete for limited funds. en.wikipedia.org

He also sees children as destroyers of toys whose ultimate fate will be spending eternity rotting in some landfill. en.wikipedia.org

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