French-English translations for surpasser

• surpass
  To achieve this it is sometimes necessary to surpass oneself. Parvenir à de telles fins, demande parfois de se surpasser.
  Compromises are not ideal for anyone, ourselves included; but let us surpass ourselves, as Mrs Buitenweg says. Les compromis ne sont parfaits pour personne, pour nous non plus. Mais, comme l'a dit Mme Buitenweg, le moment est venu de nous surpasser.
  The former problem student surpassed his instructors expectations and scored top marks on his examination
• best
  I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy
  Unpacking took the best part of a week
  In my opinion, mushrooms are the best pizza toppings.
• exceed
  The companys 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
  The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
  Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
• one up
  Every year the neighbors try to one-up each other with their holiday lights.
  WePay wants to get one-up in the mobile payments race with its new iOS app for small businesses.
  If you hit that block, you can get a one up.
• outdo
  This claim always reminds me of Nikita Khrushchev in the 1950s and 1960s, when the Soviet Union wanted to outdo the US. Cette proclamation me fait toujours penser à Nikita Khrouchtchev dans les années 50-60, quand l’Union soviétique voulait surpasser les États-Unis.

Related words

• insurpassable
• surpassement
• surpassable