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exceller;∎ this is a field where Scots excel c'est un domaine où les Écossais excellent;∎ to excel at or in music exceller en musique;∎ I've never excelled at games je n'ai jamais été très fort en sport;∎ the company excels in the export field la société excelle dans l'exportation;∎ the company doesn't exactly excel at after-sales service le service après-vente n'est pas vraiment le point fort de la sociétésurpasser;∎ ironic you've really excelled yourself this time! tu t'es vraiment surpassé cette fois-ci! -
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excel [ɪkˈsel]• to excel in or at French/tennis être excellent en français/au tennis• to excel o.s. se surpasser* * *[ɪk'sel] 1.intransitive verb exceller (at, in en; at ou in doing à faire)2. -
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A vtr surpasser (in en).B vi exceller (at, in en ; at ou in doing à faire). -
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1. transitive verb,- ll- übertreffen2. intransitive verb,- ll- sich hervortun (at, in in + Dat.)* * *[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) sich auszeichnen2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) übertreffen•- academic.ru/25446/excellence">excellence- Excellency
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- excellently* * *ex·cel<- ll->[ɪkˈsel]I've never \excelled at diving ich war noch nie ein guter Tauchershe \excels in debates sie schlägt sich hervorragend bei Diskussionento \excel at chess im Schachspielen ein Ass sein famto \excel at French im Französischen eine Leuchte sein famII. vt* * *[ɪk'sel]1. visich auszeichnen, sich hervortun2. vtübertreffen (in in +dat, an +dat)* * *excel [ıkˈsel]A v/t übertreffen, -ragen:not be excelled nicht zu übertreffen sein;excel o.s. sich selbst übertreffenin, at in dat;as als)* * *1. transitive verb,- ll- übertreffen2. intransitive verb,excel oneself — (lit. or iron.) sich selbst übertreffen
- ll- sich hervortun (at, in in + Dat.)* * *v.ausstechen v.übertreffen v. -
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ik'selpast tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) aventajar, superar2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) destacar, sobresalir•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently
tr[ɪk'sel]1 (surpass) aventajar, superar1 (be very good at) destacar (at/in, en), sobresalir (at/in, en), descollar (at/in, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto excel oneself superarse: sobresalir, descollar, lucirseexcel vt: superarv.• aventajar v.• campar v.• campear v.• descollar v.• lucir v.• sobresalir v.(§pres: -salgo, -sales...) fut/c: -saldr-•)• superar v.ɪk'sel
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- ll- intransitive verbto excel AT/IN something — destacar* en algo
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v refl[ɪk'sel]to excel oneself — lucirse*
1.VT superarto excel o.s. — esp iro lucirse, pasarse (LAm)
2.VIto excel at or in — sobresalir en, destacar en
* * *[ɪk'sel]
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- ll- intransitive verbto excel AT/IN something — destacar* en algo
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v reflto excel oneself — lucirse*
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[ɪk'sel] 1. 2.* * *[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) eccellere2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) superare•- Excellency
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ik'selpast tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.)2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.)•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellentlyverb \/ɪkˈsel\/, \/ekˈsel\/1) være best, være fremst, utmerke seg2) overgå, være bedre ennexcel in\/at something utmerke seg i noe, være fremst i noeexcel oneself overgå seg selv -
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v. t. f ml. (-11-) 1. брилира (at/in во); excel in English/Maths брилира по англиски/математика2. excel oneself се надминува себеси; се истакнува; компј. Ексел. Графички ориентиран софтверски пакет за табеларни пресметувања на Microsoft Corporation. ЕХЕ. Во мС-ДОС, екстензија што покажува дека фајлот е извршлив програм. За да се стартува, во командната линија треба да се внесе името на фајлот (екстензијата не е неопходна), а потоа се притиска тастерот enter. Види command line, Enter/Return key, extension. -
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vt.to excel oneself lucirse2 sobresalir, surgir, destacarse, distinguirse.3 aventajar, superar.4 lucirse, brillar.vi.sobresalir ( at o in en) (pt & pp excelled) -
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تَمَيَّزَ \ distinguish: to make oneself known by doing well: Tim has distinguished himself in the government. excel: to do very well: He excels at football. -
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(to) excel /ɪkˈsɛl/A v. i.eccellere; primeggiare: He excels in self-control [in wit], eccelle per la padronanza di sé [per lo spirito]; to excel in physics, eccellere nella fisicaB v. t.● to excel oneself, superare sé stesso. -
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(to) excel /ɪkˈsɛl/A v. i.eccellere; primeggiare: He excels in self-control [in wit], eccelle per la padronanza di sé [per lo spirito]; to excel in physics, eccellere nella fisicaB v. t.● to excel oneself, superare sé stesso. -
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17 yltää huippusaavutukseen
• excel oneself -
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v/t (unreg., untr., hat) (Person) excel ( sich selbst o.s.), outstrip; (auch Sache) surpass, beat ( alle: an + Dat, in + Dat in); (Befürchtungen, Hoffnungen etc.) go beyond, surpass, exceed; alle Erwartungen übertreffen exceed all expectations; die Realität übertreffen top reality; nur noch übertroffen werden von... be second only to...; nicht zu übertreffen sein be unbeatable; mit dem Menü hat Heidi sich selbst übertroffen Heidi has surpassed herself with this set menu* * *to beggar; to go beyond; to best; to outreach; to outrange; to outperform; to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to outbalance; to overtake; to outnumber* * *über|trẹf|fen [yːbɐ'trɛfn] ptp übertro\#ffen [yːbɐ'trɔfn] insep irreg1. vtto surpass ( an +dat in); (= mehr leisten als auch) to do better than, to outdo, to outstrip; (= übersteigen auch) to exceed; Rekord to breakjdn an Intelligenz/Schönheit etc übertreffen — to be more intelligent/beautiful etc than sb
jdn um vieles or bei Weitem übertreffen — to surpass sb by far; (bei Leistung auch) to do far better than sb, to outstrip sb by a long way
2. vr* * *1) (to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) best2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) excel3) (to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) outdo4) (to be, or do, better, or more than.) surpass* * *über·tref·fen *[y:bɐˈtrɛfn̩]▪ jdn [an etw dat/auf etw dat/in etw dat] \übertreffen to do better than [or to surpass] [or to outdo] [or to outstrip] sb [in sth]jds Erwartungen \übertreffen to exceed [or surpass] sb's expectations* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) surpass, outdo (an + Dat. in); break < record>jemanden an Fleiß/Intelligenz übertreffen — be more diligent/intelligent than somebody
2) (übersteigen) exceed* * *übertreffen v/t (irr, untrennb, hat) (Person) excel (an +dat,in +dat in); (Befürchtungen, Hoffnungen etc) go beyond, surpass, exceed;alle Erwartungen übertreffen exceed all expectations;die Realität übertreffen top reality;nur noch übertroffen werden von … be second only to …;nicht zu übertreffen sein be unbeatable;mit dem Menü hat Heidi sich selbst übertroffen Heidi has surpassed herself with this set menu* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) surpass, outdo (an + Dat. in); break < record>jemanden an Fleiß/Intelligenz übertreffen — be more diligent/intelligent than somebody
2) (übersteigen) exceed* * *ausdr.to outdo expr. v.to excel v.to outclass v.to outgo v.to outnumber v.to outrange v.to surpass v. -
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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
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
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
См. также в других словарях:
excel oneself — (often ironic) To do better than usual or previously • • • Main Entry: ↑excel … Useful english dictionary
excel oneself — Brit. perform exceptionally well. → excel … English new terms dictionary
excel — ► VERB (excelled, excelling) 1) be exceptionally good at an activity or subject. 2) (excel oneself) perform exceptionally well. ORIGIN Latin excellere, from celsus lofty … English terms dictionary
excel — [ɪk sɛl, ɛk ] verb (excels, excelling, excelled) be exceptionally good at an activity or subject. ↘(excel oneself) Brit. perform exceptionally well. Origin ME: from L. excellere, from ex out, beyond + celsus lofty … English new terms dictionary
excel — v. (excelled, excelling) (often foll. by in, at) 1 tr. be superior to. 2 intr. be pre eminent or the most outstanding (excels at games). Phrases and idioms: excel oneself surpass one s previous performance. Etymology: ME f. L excellere (as EX (1) … Useful english dictionary
distinguish oneself — excel, become famous (because of one s excellent work) … English contemporary dictionary
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pass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gap, gorge; way, opening, notch, defile, passage; free ticket; crisis, predicament, condition,circumstance; leave [of absence]; slang, advance. See love. v. go through or by, bypass; get a passing… … English dictionary for students