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superar (conjugate superar) verbo transitivo 1a) (ser superior a) to exceed;◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him; supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brotherb) (mejorar) ‹marca› to beat2a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;‹trauma› to get overb) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to passsuperarse 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
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.