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1 surpass
(to be, or do, better, or more than.) superar, sobrepasar, excedersurpass vb superartr[sɜː'pɑːs]surpass [sər'pæs] vt: superar, exceder, rebasar, sobrepasarv.• sobrepujar v.v.• aventajar v.• campar v.• exceder v.• sobrar v.• sobrepasar v.• superar v.• vencer v.sər'pæs, sə'pɑːsa) ( better) superarb) (exceed, go beyond) \<\<expectations\>\> superar, sobrepasar, rebasar[sɜː'pɑːs]VT (=go above) [+ amount, level, record] superar, sobrepasar; (=go beyond) [+ expectations] rebasar, superarhe has never been surpassed in his mastery of the violin — su maestría al violín nunca ha sido superada
to surpass o.s. — (lit) superarse a sí mismo; iro pasarse (de la raya)
I know you're tactless, but this time you've surpassed yourself! — sabía que no eras muy discreto, pero esta vez sí que te has pasado
* * *[sər'pæs, sə'pɑːs]a) ( better) superarb) (exceed, go beyond) \<\<expectations\>\> superar, sobrepasar, rebasar -
2 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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