English-Dutch translations for surpass
- overtreffenIk daag de Commissie uit dat te verwezenlijken en zelfs te overtreffen. I challenge the Commission to achieve and surpass that. In die mensonwaardige omstandigheden is het geen wonder dat zij de Europese kledingproductie overtreffen. In those degrading circumstances, it is hardly surprising that they surpass European clothing output. We zijn in Europa toch zeker wel in staat om datgene wat de Amerikanen doen ten minste te evenaren, zoniet te overtreffen. Surely we in Europe ought to be able at least to equal, if not to surpass, what the Americans are doing.
- overstijgenDe voordelen overstijgen de zuiver boekhoudkundige aspecten. The advantages surpass mere considerations of bookkeeping.
- te boven gaan
- uitmunten
Definition of surpass
- To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed
Examples
- The former problem student surpassed his instructors expectations and scored top marks on his examination
- The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side
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