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souverän (adj/adv)
   sovereign; superior, commanding, confident; (adv) masterfully, with assurance

Sie beherrscht ganz souverän die deutsche Sprache.
She has a superb command of the German language.
Deutsche Sprint-Staffel souverän im Endlauf‎
German sprint team has a commanding finish
Manfred ist ganz souverän darüber hinweggegangen.
Manfred blithely ignored it.

Related:
etw souverän beherrschen to have a commanding knowledge of sth
gewohnt souverän with his/her usual aplomb
die Lage souverän meistern to be in total command of the situation
der Souverän ruler, sovereign; the public, the voters, the electorate (Switz.)

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