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1 outdo
not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]
* * *past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) übertreffen* * *out·ˈdo<-did, -done>vt▪ to \outdo sb jdn übertreffen [o ausstechen]Pat was wearing an outrageous dress, so not to be outdone, I put on my bright red suit Pat trug ein sehr gewagtes Kleid, und um mithalten zu können, zog ich meinen knallroten Anzug an* * *["aʊt'duː] pret outdid ["aʊt'dɪd] ptp outdone ["aʊt'dʌn]vtübertreffen, überragen, überbieten (sb in sth jdn an etw dat)he can outdo him in every sport — er ist ihm in jeder Sportart überlegen
but Jimmy was not to be outdone — aber Jimmy wollte da nicht zurückstehen
* * *outdo v/t irroutdo o.s. sich selbst übertreffen;he is not to be outdone in efficiency er ist an Tüchtigkeit nicht zu übertreffen;2. schlagen, besiegen ( beide:in in dat)* * *not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]
* * *expr.ausstechen ausdr.zuvortun ausdr.übertreffen ausdr.
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