est plus importante que

is more important than

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is more important than Used to compare the importance of two things. The adjective importante agrees with a feminine singular noun; use important with a masculine singular noun.
FR: La qualité est plus importante que la quantité.
EN: Quality is more important than quantity.

La population du Japon est plus importante que celle de Nouvelle-Zélande.

Japan has a larger population than New Zealand.

La population du Japon est plus importante que celle de la Grande-Bretagne.

Japan's population is larger than that of Great Britain.

Une bonne santé est plus importante que tout.

Good health is more important than anything.

L'imagination est plus importante que la connaissance.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Il va sans dire que la santé est plus importante que la prospérité.

It goes without saying that health is more important than prosperity.

La vie est plus importante que le cinéma.

Life is more important than cinema.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)