No. 10,270 in French
inférieurs
"Lower" or "inferior."
In a sentence
Les résultats de cette équipe sont inférieurs à ceux de l'année passée.
The results of this team are inferior to those of last year.
In this sentence, 'inférieurs' means lower or less than in terms of comparison, describing the results as being lesser relative to last year's results.
Au classement, ils sont simplement placés inférieurs à leurs rivaux.
In the ranking, they are simply placed lower than their rivals.
Here, 'inférieurs' indicates a lower position or rank when compared directly to others.
Je pense que ses compétences ne sont pas inférieures à celles de ses collègues.
I think his skills are not inferior to those of his colleagues.
In this sentence, 'inférieurs' is used to negate a comparison implying that his skills are not lesser when compared to his colleagues.
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