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English translation of 'superar'

superar

[supeˈrar]
transitive verb
1. (rival) to surpass
2. (inimigo, dificuldade) to overcome
3. (expectativa) to exceed
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'superar' in Other Languages

British English: get over /ɡɛt ˈəʊvə/ VERB
If you get over an unpleasant experience or an illness, you recover from it.
It took me a long time to get over the illness.
  • American English: get over
  • Arabic: يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 克服
  • Croatian: preboljeti
  • Czech: překonat
  • Danish: komme over
  • Dutch: herstellen van
  • European Spanish: reponerse
  • Finnish: selvitä jostakin
  • French: se remettre
  • German: erholen (sich)
  • Greek: ξεπερνώ
  • Italian: riprendersi
  • Japanese: 立ち直る
  • Korean: 극복하다
  • Norwegian: komme over
  • Polish: pokonywać
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Romanian: a-și reveni
  • Russian: оправляться
  • Spanish: reponerse
  • Swedish: komma över
  • Thai: หายดี
  • Turkish: toparlanmak
  • Ukrainian: подолати
  • Vietnamese: vượt qua
British English: overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ VERB
If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.
She had overcome her fear of flying.
  • American English: overcome
  • Arabic: يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 战胜
  • Croatian: svladati
  • Czech: překonat problém
  • Danish: overvinde
  • Dutch: overwinnen
  • European Spanish: superar
  • Finnish: voittaa
  • French: surmonter
  • German: überwinden
  • Greek: υπερνικώ
  • Italian: superare
  • Japanese: 克服する
  • Korean: 극복하다
  • Norwegian: overvinne
  • Polish: pokonać przezwyciężyć
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Romanian: a depăși
  • Russian: преодолевать
  • Spanish: superar
  • Swedish: besegra
  • Thai: เอาชนะ
  • Turkish: üstesinden gelmek
  • Ukrainian: долати
  • Vietnamese: đánh bại
British English: outdo VERB
If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.
It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were.
  • American English: outdo
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 超过
  • European Spanish: superar
  • French: surpasser
  • German: übertreffen
  • Italian: superare
  • Japanese: 打ち勝つ
  • Korean: 능가하다
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Spanish: superar
British English: surmount VERB
If you surmount a problem or difficulty, you deal successfully with it.
I realized I had to surmount the language barrier.
  • American English: surmount
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 克服
  • European Spanish: superar
  • French: surmonter
  • German: überwinden
  • Italian: sormontare
  • Japanese: 克服する
  • Korean: 극복하다
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Spanish: superar
British English: surpass VERB
If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers.
  • American English: surpass
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 优于
  • European Spanish: superar
  • French: dépasser
  • German: übertreffen
  • Italian: superare
  • Japanese: 優れている
  • Korean: 능가하다
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Spanish: superar
British English: trump VERB
If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better.
They tried to trump this with their slogan.
  • American English: trump
  • Brazilian Portuguese: superar
  • Chinese: 胜过因说或做得更好而
  • European Spanish: manipular
  • French: surenchérir surN
  • German: übertrumpfen
  • Italian: battere
  • Japanese: 打ち負かす
  • Korean: 물리치다
  • European Portuguese: superar
  • Spanish: manipular

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