No. 4,460 in French
inférieure
Lower; inferior.
In a sentence
La qualité de ce produit est inférieure à celle de l'autre.
The quality of this product is inferior to that of the other.
In this sentence, 'inférieure' is used as an adjective modifying 'qualité,' describing its comparative lesser nature with respect to another quality.
Ils vivent dans une région située à une altitude inférieure à 200 mètres.
They live in a region located at an altitude lower than 200 meters.
Here, 'inférieure' is an adjective describing 'altitude,' indicating a metric comparison to a specific numerical level.
Sa performance fut inférieure aux attentes lors du dernier événement.
His performance was below expectations during the last event.
In this context, 'inférieure' qualifies 'performance,' conveying an evaluative comparison against predefined expectations.
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