outdo

outdo
transitive verb,
outdoing, outdid, outdone übertreffen, überbieten (in an + Dat.)

not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]

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past tense - outdid; verb
(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) übertreffen
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out·ˈdo
<-did, -done>
vt
to \outdo sb jdn übertreffen [o ausstechen]
Pat was wearing an outrageous dress, so not to be outdone, I put on my bright red suit Pat trug ein sehr gewagtes Kleid, und um mithalten zu können, zog ich meinen knallroten Anzug an
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["aʊt'duː] pret outdid ["aʊt'dɪd] ptp outdone ["aʊt'dʌn]
vt
übertreffen, überragen, überbieten (sb in sth jdn an etw dat)

he can outdo him in every sport — er ist ihm in jeder Sportart überlegen

but Jimmy was not to be outdone — aber Jimmy wollte da nicht zurückstehen

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outdo v/t irr
1. (in) übertreffen (an oder in dat), ausstechen (in dat):
outdo o.s. sich selbst übertreffen;
he is not to be outdone in efficiency er ist an Tüchtigkeit nicht zu übertreffen;
(in order) not to be outdone um nicht zurückzustehen (by hinter dat)
2. schlagen, besiegen (beide:
in in dat)
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transitive verb,
outdoing, outdid, outdone übertreffen, überbieten (in an + Dat.)

not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]

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expr.
ausstechen ausdr.
zuvortun ausdr.
übertreffen ausdr.

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