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souverän (adj)  superior; sovereign
souverän (adv)  with superior ease, in a commanding manner

Als G-8- oder EU-Ratspräsidentin managt Angela Merkel Gipfeltreffen souverän. Bei Verhandlungen um Mindestlöhne oder Bahnreform ist ihr Ton rauer.
As G8 or EU Council president, Angela Merkel manages summit meetings with consummate ease. In negotiations for a minimum wage or railroad reform [in Germany], her tone is harsher.
Am 5. Mai 1955 ist die Bundesrepublik Deutschland souverän geworden.
On May 5, 1955 the Federal Republic of Germany became a sovereign nation.
[The western Allies no longer had the final say in FRG government matters. The FRG was established on May 24, 1949; the GDR a few months later, on Oct. 7, 1949.]

Related: etw souverän beherrschen to have a commanding knowledge of sth, etw souverän machen to do sth with consummate ease, die Souveränität sovereignty; superior ease

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