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1 to excel oneself
superarse -
2 excel
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
2.
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]
1.
- ll- intransitive verbto excel AT/IN something — destacar* en algo
2.
v reflto excel oneself — lucirse*
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3 excel
vt.to excel oneself lucirse2 sobresalir, surgir, destacarse, distinguirse.3 aventajar, superar.4 lucirse, brillar.vi.sobresalir ( at o in en) (pt & pp excelled) -
4 lúcido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lúcido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lucido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid -
5 luces
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
luces es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: luces lucir
luces sustantivo femenino plural See Also→◊ luz
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display ' luces' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinarse - antiniebla - corta - corto - destellar - luz - malabarismo - siglo - traje - animar English: beam - blackout - blink - chandelier - dim - dip - fray - landing lights - leave on - parking lights - stoplights - string up - work - brake - brights - clearly - Enlightenment - hazard - highlight - streak -
6 lucido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lucido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lúcido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid -
7 lucir
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special;◊ gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for herverbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display ' lucir' also found in these entries: Spanish: luzca English: display - show - sport -
8 luzca
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
luzca es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: lucir luzca
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special;◊ gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for herverbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
luzca,◊ luzcan, etc see lucir
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display -
9 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
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
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