superar
transitive verb
1 (aventajar) [+contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+límite] to go beyond; [+récord, marca] to break
fue incapaz de superar al rival he was unable to overcome his rival; pronto superó al resto de los corredores she soon overtook the other runners; las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas sales have far exceeded our expectations
las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees; superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos she beat her opponent by four points; nos superaban en número they outnumbered us; nos supera a todos en inteligencia she's cleverer than all of us
2 (pasar con éxito) [+dificultad] to overcome; [+enfermedad, crisis] to get over
ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life; aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce
