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1 give oneself airs
to behave as if one is better or more important than others:يَزْدَهِي بِنَفْسِه، يَتَعَظَّمShe gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.
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2 not be oneself
to look or feel ill, anxious etc:يَشْعُر بالمَرَض أو القَلَقI'd better go home – I'm not myself today.
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3 си jа подобрува положбата
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4 parantaa asemansa
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5 получать повышение
better oneself словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > получать повышение
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6 verbessern
I v/t improve (auch TECH.); (berichtigen) correct; (Buchausgabe) revise; die Haltbarkeit verbessern von prolong the shelf-life ofII v/refl2. finanziell etc.: better o.s.; wie ich höre, wollen Sie sich verbessern I hear you are wanting to leave the company* * *(berichtigen) to emend; to correct; to revise; to amend; to rectify;(bessern) to ameliorate; to improve; to better; to meliorate;sich verbessernto improve* * *ver|bẹs|sern ptp verbe\#ssert1. vt1) (= besser machen) to improve; Leistung, Bestzeit, Rekord to improve (up)on, to better; die Welt to reformeine neue, verbesserte Auflage — a new revised edition
2) (= korrigieren) to correct2. vr1) (Lage etc) to improve, to get better; (Mensch) (in Leistungen) to improve, to do better; (beruflich, finanziell) to better oneself2) (= sich korrigieren) to correct oneself* * *1) advance2) (to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) amend3) (to correct errors in (a book etc): The editor emended the manuscript.) emend4) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) correct5) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) fortify6) (to produce something which is better, more useful etc than: I think I can improve on that suggestion.) improve on7) (to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) improve* * *ver·bes·sern *I. vt▪ etw \verbessern to improve sth▪ etw \verbessern to improve [up]on [or better] stheinen Rekord \verbessern to break a record▪ etw \verbessern to correct sth▪ jdn \verbessern to correct sbII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) improve <machine, method, quality>; improve [up]on, better < achievement>; beat < record>; reform <schooling, world>2) (korrigieren) correct2.reflexives Verb1) improve2) ([beruflich] aufsteigen) better oneself* * *die Haltbarkeit verbessern von prolong the shelf-life ofB. v/r2. finanziell etc: better o.s.;wie ich höre, wollen Sie sich verbessern I hear you are wanting to leave the company* * *1.transitives Verb1) improve <machine, method, quality>; improve [up]on, better < achievement>; beat < record>; reform <schooling, world>2) (korrigieren) correct2.reflexives Verb1) improve2) ([beruflich] aufsteigen) better oneself* * *v.to ameliorate v.to better v.to correct v.to emend v.to hone v.to improve v.to meliorate v.to mend v.to rectify v.to reform v.to update v.to upgrade v. -
7 superar
v.1 to beat.queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's resultsme superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a secondsuperar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for somethingnos superan en número they outnumber usme supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2 to overtake, to pass.3 to overcome.superar un examen to get through an examtener algo superado to have got over somethingEllos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.5 to outdo, to win over.* * *1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself* * *verb1) to surpass2) overcome* * *1. VT1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to breaksuperar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points
2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get overha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life
3) [+ etapa] to get past4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.----* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.
Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *superar [A1 ]vtA1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyondun éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectationsla realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fictionel horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imaginenadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skillnos superan en número they outnumber ussupera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brothersupera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points2 (mejorar) to beatlogró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own recordese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely supersededB1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcometrata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differencesno ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accidentya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stagehace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to passto better oneself* * *
superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
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nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
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‹ trauma› to get over
superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend
* * *♦ vt1. [aventajar] to beat;superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;nos superan en número they outnumber us;me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;tener algo superado to have got over sth6. [examen, prueba] to pass* * ** * *superar vt1) : to surpass, to exceed2) : to overcome, to surmount* * *superar vb2. (pasar) to pass3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass4. (ser más) to be more / to be overel porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85% -
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1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself* * *VPR to excel o.s.esta tortilla está buenísima, ¡te has superado! — this omelette is delicious, you've excelled yourself!
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■superarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ser mejor) to improve o better oneself
2 (lucirse) te has superado (a ti mismo) con esa ocurrencia, you have excelled yourself with that joke
' superarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
superar
English:
better
* * *vpr1. [mejorar] to better oneself;se supera día a día he goes from strength to strength2. [lucirse] to excel oneself;Irónicoesta vez te has superado you've excelled yourself this time* * *v/r surpass o.s., excel o.s.* * *vr: to improve oneself* * *superarse vb to surpass yourself -
9 verbessern
ver·bes·sern *vt1) ( besser machen)etw \verbessern to improve sthetw \verbessern to improve [up]on [or better] sth;einen Rekord \verbessern to break a recordetw \verbessern to correct sth4) ( jds Äußerung korrigieren)jdn \verbessern to correct sb;sich \verbessern to correct oneselfvr1) ( sich steigern)sich \verbessern to better oneself -
10 выходить в люди
выходить (выбиваться, пробиваться) в людиmake one's way in the world (in life); get on in the world; better oneself in the world; rise in the world; make something of oneself"Сочинитель, поэт! Как-то странно... Когда же поэты выходили в люди, в чины? Народ-то всё такой щелкопёр, ненадёжный!" (Ф. Достоевский, Униженные и оскорблённые) — 'A writer, a poet. It seems strange somehow.... When has a poet made his way in the world, risen to high rank? They're only scribbling fellows after all, not to be relied upon.'
Карпушка делал отчаянные усилия, чтобы выбиться в люди, стать настоящим хозяином. (М. Алексеев, Вишнёвый омут) — Karpushka had been making desperate efforts to better himself in the world, and become a farmer in his own right.
- Нам, брат, с тобой нельзя раньше времени обзаводиться семейством. Никак нельзя. Теперь начнём учиться, пробиваться, как говорят, в люди, а это легче одному, необременённому, так сказать... (Ю. Трифонов, Студенты) — 'We shouldn't burden ourselves with a family too soon, old chap. We simply mustn't. We have to study, make our way in life, as they say, and it's ever so much easier when one is unencumbered...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выходить в люди
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11 verbeteren
1 [beter maken] improve♦voorbeelden:1 zijn Engels verbeteren • improve/brush up one's Englishde levensstandaard verbeteren • improve/raise the standard of livingzich verbeteren • improve oneself; 〈 met betrekking tot positie〉 better oneself; 〈 zedelijk〉 mend one's ways, turn over a new leaf♦voorbeelden: -
12 afán
m.1 enthusiasm, urge, eagerness, fervor.2 toil, travail.3 fidget.* * *2 (esfuerzo) effort* * *noun m.eagerness, desire* * *SM1) (=deseo) eagerness•
con afán de, con afán de agradar, repartió regalos para todos — in his eagerness to please he gave everyone presents•
por afán de, lo hizo por afán de superarse — she did out of a desire to better herself•
tener afán de algo — to be eager for sthafán de lucro, el afán de lucro — the profit motive
afán de protagonismo, un juez con afán de protagonismo — a judge who loves publicity o always wants to be in the limelight
tu hermano tiene mucho afán de protagonismo — your brother always wants to be the centre of attention
afán de victoria — will to win, desire to win
2) (=ahínco)3) frm (=intención)4) LAm (=prisa) hurry* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex. The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.----* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *A1 (anhelo) eagernesssu afán de aventuras his thirst for adventuresu afán de superación her eagerness to better herselfafán DE + INF:su afán de agradar their eagerness o anxiousness o keenness to pleasetiene afán de aprender she's keen to learnafán POR + INF:su afán por alcanzar la fama his desire to become famous2 (empeño) effortpone mucho afán en todo lo que hace he puts a lot (of effort) into everything he does¡tanto afán para nada! all that effort for nothing!tengo un afán horrible I'm in a terrible hurry* * *
afán sustantivo masculino
1
afán de hacer algo eagerness to do sth;
su afán de agradar their eagerness to please;
tiene afán de aprender she's eager to learn
2 (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry
afán sustantivo masculino
1 (empeño) effort
2 (anhelo) desire: su mayor afán era ayudarte, his only wish was to help you
(celo) zeal
' afán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
protagonismo
- prurito
- empeño
English:
zealously
- anxious
* * *afán nm1. [esfuerzo] hard work;con afán energetically, enthusiastically;pone mucho afán en el trabajo she puts a lot of effort into her work2. [anhelo] urge;afán de riquezas desire for wealth;su único afán es salir por televisión his one ambition is to appear on television;su afán de agradar llega a ser irritante his eagerness to please can be positively irritating;tienen mucho afán por conocerte they're really keen to meet you;lo único que le mueve es el afán de lucro he's only interested in money;lo hizo sin afán de lucro she did it with no thought of personal gain* * *m1 ( esfuerzo) effort2 ( deseo) eagerness;afán de aprender eagerness to learn;afán de saber hunger o thirst for knowledge;afán de poder hunger for power;sin afán de lucro organización not-for-profit, non-profit;con afán enthusiastically* * *1) anhelo: eagerness, desire2) empeño: effort, determination -
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f.overcoming, conquering.* * *1 (problemas etc) overcoming2 (de uno mismo) self-improvement\afán de superación desire to improve oneself, desire to better oneself* * *SF1) (=acto) overcoming, surmounting2) (=mejora) improvementafán 1)* * *femenino ( de problema) surmounting, overcoming; ( de récord) breaking, beating; ( de teoría) superseding* * *Ex. One of the aims of this project is the detection of operator errors and their circumvention by software means.----* superación personal = self-improvement, self-enhancement.* * *femenino ( de problema) surmounting, overcoming; ( de récord) breaking, beating; ( de teoría) superseding* * *Ex: One of the aims of this project is the detection of operator errors and their circumvention by software means.
* superación personal = self-improvement, self-enhancement.* * *1 (de problema) surmounting, overcoming2 (de un récord) breaking, beating3 (de una teoría) superseding* * *
superación sustantivo femenino ( de problema) surmounting, overcoming;
( de récord) breaking, beating;
( de teoría) superseding
' superación' also found in these entries:
English:
self-improvement
* * *superación nf1. [de problema] overcoming;afán de superación desire to excel2. [de límite] exceeding;[récord] breaking* * *f overcoming, surmounting -
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15 zich verbeteren
zich verbeterenimprove oneself; 〈 met betrekking tot positie〉 better oneself; 〈 zedelijk〉 mend one's ways, turn over a new leafVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zich verbeteren
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16 получить повышение
General subject: be moved up, better, get one's step, get promotion, to be moved up, win promotion (в должности и т. п.), better oneself (по службе), get step (очередное звание)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > получить повышение
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17 получать
несовер. - получать; совер. - получитьreceive, get; obtain ( доставать); catch, get, contract (болезнь)получать/сдавать зачет (по чему-л.) — to pass a test (in)
получать в подарок — (кого-л./что-л.) to receive as a present/gift
получать взбучку — to have one's gruel; to get it on the nose
получать нагоняй — to get one's pennyworth; to catch it, to get it, to get it hot разг.
получать огласку — to become known; to receive publicity; to be made known; to take air
получать по заслугам — to meet one's deserts, to meet with one's deserts, to get one's fairing, to get one's bitters амер.
получать повышение — ( по службе) to better oneself
получать преимущество — (над кем-л./чем-л.) to get the better (of); to get the start (of); to come (over)
получать прибыль — (от чего-л.) to get a profit (out of), to receive a profit (from); to profit (by/from)
получать признание — to be accorded recognition, to obtain recognition
получать расчет — to get lay-off pay, to receive lay-off pay
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18 получить повышение по службе
1) General subject: better oneself, get a raise2) Professional term: be promotedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > получить повышение по службе
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19 получить прибавку
General subject: get an increase of pay, better oneself (к жалованью) -
20 superado
1→ link=superar superar► adjetivo1 (anticuado) outdated, obsolete, antiquated* * *
Del verbo superar: ( conjugate superar)
superado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
superado
superar
superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
2
‹ trauma› to get over
superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superado,-a adjetivo
1 (una moda, una costumbre) outdated, obsolete
2 (un método) superseded
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
superada
- superarse
English:
outdo
- past
См. также в других словарях:
better oneself — To improve one s position or social standing • • • Main Entry: ↑better … Useful english dictionary
better oneself — achieve a higher social position or status. → be betrothed … English new terms dictionary
better — better1 /bet euhr/, adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech. 2. morally superior; more virtuous: They are no better than thieves. 3. of superior suitability, advisability,… … Universalium
better — I. /ˈbɛtə / (say betuh) adjective (comparative of good) 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better position. 2. of superior value, use, fitness, desirability, acceptableness, etc.: a better time for action. 3. larger; greater: the better part …
better — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett … English terms dictionary
better — adjective 1》 more desirable, satisfactory, or effective. [compar. of the adjective good.] ↘more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised. 2》 partly or fully recovered from illness or injury. [compar. of the adjective well1.] adverb more… … English new terms dictionary
oneself — [[t]wʌnse̱lf[/t]] (Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun.) 1) PRON REFL A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where oneself meaning me or any person in general refers to the same person … English dictionary
better — I bet•ter [[t]ˈbɛt ər[/t]] adj. 1) of superior quality or excellence: a better coat[/ex] 2) morally superior: no better than thieves[/ex] 3) of superior suitability; preferable: a better time for action[/ex] 4) larger; greater: the better part of … From formal English to slang
better self — Synonyms and related words: I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, compunction, ego, ethical self, he, her, herself, him, himself, inner man, inner self, it, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, pangs, pangs of … Moby Thesaurus
oneself — Synonyms and related words: I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, ego, ethical self, he, her, herself, him, himself, inner man, inner self, it, me, my humble self, myself, number one, other self, ourselves, self, she, subconscious… … Moby Thesaurus
explain oneself — {v. phr.} 1. To make your meaning plainer; make your first statement clear. * /When we didn t understand Fritz, he went on to explain himself./ 2. To give a good reason for something you did or failed to do which seems wrong. * /When Jack brought … Dictionary of American idioms