souverän
Translation
sovereign, confident, self-assured, superior
Examples
Wir suchen einen souveränen Anführer.
We are looking for a confident leader.
Er reagierte mit souveräner Gelassenheit.
He reacted with supreme composure.
Das Land ist ein souveräner Staat.
The country is a sovereign state.
Grammar Patterns
[predicative] used predicatively He is very confident.
[attributive] + Noun used attributively a sovereign ruler
Similar Words
selbstsicher (self-confident), überlegen (superior); Antonyms: unsicher (insecure), abhängig (dependent)
Etymology
From French 'souverain', from Latin 'superanus' (chief, principal), from 'super' (above).
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'super' person who reigns 'over' a situation with confidence and authority.