excel

excel
ik'sel
past tense, past participle - excelled; verb
1) (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, superar
2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) destacar, sobresalir
- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently

excel
tr[ɪk'sel]
transitive verb (pt & pp excelled, ger excelling)
1 (surpass) aventajar, superar
intransitive verb
1 (be very good at) destacar (at/in, en), sobresalir (at/in, en), descollar (at/in, en)
he excels at swimming destaca en natación
he excels as a doctor es un gran médico
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to excel oneself superarse
excel [ɪk'sɛl, ɛk-] v, -celled ; -celling vi
: sobresalir, descollar, lucirse
excel vt
: superar
excel
v.
aventajar v.
campar v.
campear v.
descollar v.
lucir v.
sobresalir v.
(§pres: -salgo, -sales...) fut/c: -saldr-•)
superar v.
ɪk'sel
1.
-ll- intransitive verb

to excel AT/IN something — destacar* en algo


2.
v refl

to excel oneself — lucirse*

[ɪk'sel]
1.
VT superar

to excel o.s. — esp iro lucirse, pasarse (LAm)

2.
VI

to excel at or in — sobresalir en, destacar en

to excel as — destacarse como

* * *
[ɪk'sel]
1.
-ll- intransitive verb

to excel AT/IN something — destacar* en algo


2.
v refl

to excel oneself — lucirse*


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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