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superflu

unnecessary, superfluous, what is unnecessary, excess

s y . p ɛ ʁ . f l y
adjective Rare #46,582
unnecessary, superfluous Often used to say that something is not needed or does not matter.
FR: Cette question est superflue.
EN: This question is unnecessary.
Forms of superflu
superflusuperflues

Ce qui compte, c'est l'amour ; tout le reste est superflu.

What matters is love; everything else is unnecessary.

C'est superflu.

It's superfluous.

Cela paraît superflu.

This seems superfluous.

Il ne se permettait aucun geste superflu.

He allowed himself no unnecessary movements.

Tu es superflu.

You are superfluous.

noun · singular masculine Rare #50,460
what is unnecessary, excess Often refers to things that are not essential.
FR: Nous avons donné le superflu.
EN: We gave away what we didn’t need.

Laissez tout le superflu.

Leave everything unnecessary behind.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Le superflu, chose très nécessaire.

The superfluous, something very necessary.

Débarrassés du superflu, on peut aborder l'essentiel.

Free of the superfluous, we can focus on what matters.

— Ménage (1986)

Quoi de plus utile que le superflu ?

What could be more useful than the superfluous?

— La vie est belle (1997)