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1 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) superartr[aʊt'dʊː]1 (person, team) superar, ganar, sobrepasar; (result, achievement) superar, mejorar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be outdone para no ser menosoutdo (s.o.)expr.• excederse a sí mismo expr.v.• exceder v.• sobrepujar v.• vencer v.'aʊt'duːtransitive verb (3rd pers sing pres - does; past - did; past p - done) \<\<person/team\>\> superar, ganarle a; \<\<result/achievement\>\> mejorar, superarnot to be outdone, she bought an even bigger one — para no ser menos, se compró uno aún más grande
[aʊt'duː](pt outdid) [ˌaʊt'dɪd] (pp outdone) [ˌaʊt'dʌn] VTnot to be outdone, he added... — ni corto ni perezoso, añadió que...
* * *['aʊt'duː]transitive verb (3rd pers sing pres - does; past - did; past p - done) \<\<person/team\>\> superar, ganarle a; \<\<result/achievement\>\> mejorar, superarnot to be outdone, she bought an even bigger one — para no ser menos, se compró uno aún más grande
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