over and above

English

Adverb

over and above (not comparable)

1. Supplementarily.
2. More than is necessary or than expected.
3. (law) more than is required e.g. by a contract.

Quotations

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Translations

supplementary

• Arabic: عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ʕilāwatan ʕalā ḏālika), زِيَادَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ziyādatan ʕalā ḏālika)

  Egyptian Arabic: فوق كدا (fooʔ keda)

• Dutch: bovenop (nl)
• French: en sus (fr)
• German: zusätzlich (de)
• Irish: de bhreis

more than is necessary

• Arabic: أَكْثَر مِمَّا يَنْبَغِي (ʔakṯar mimmā yanbaḡī)

  Egyptian Arabic: أكتر من اللازم (aktar melazem)

• Hebrew: מעל ומעבר (meál umeéver)

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Translations to be checked

• Afrikaans: ^{(please verify)} bo en behalwe
• Maltese: ^{(please verify)} fuqnett
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} tidigare (sv), ^{(please verify)} högre (sv), ^{(please verify)} mer än

Preposition

over and above

1. in addition to, supplementary to

Translations

in addition to

• Dutch: bovenop (nl)
• French: en sus de (fr)
• Irish: de bhreis ar