勝るとも

at least as ... as

→ 勝る

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at least as ... as Usually appears in the fixed expression 勝るとも劣らず or 勝るとも劣らぬ, meaning that something is no less than or at least equal to something else. This is formal or literary language.

JA: この店の料理は有名店にも勝るとも劣らない。

EN: The food at this restaurant is at least as good as that at famous restaurants.

彼女は英語を話すのが得意で、兄に勝るとも劣らぬくらいだ。

She's good at speaking English—every bit as good as her older brother.

君は彼女に、勝るとも劣らずかわいい。

You’re every bit as cute as she is.

彼女は兄に勝るとも劣らぬくらい英語が上手だ。

She is every bit as good at English as her older brother.

彼は父に勝るとも劣らず利口だ。

He is every bit as clever as his father.