se dépasser
English translation: to surpass oneself
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| 15:38 May 29, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: danièle davout Local time: 09:04 | ||||||
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| 4 | To overtake |
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| 3 +1 | to surpass oneself |
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| 3 | to pass (each other) |
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| 3 | outperform themselves |
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| 3 | to push themselves |
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| 2 | to excel themselves |
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8 mins confidence: 
To overtake Explanation: each other |
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4 mins confidence:
to pass (each other) Explanation: to pass each other...as in a race -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-05-29 19:36:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Since you added more context, it is clear that passing is not appropriate. I will go with Danièle's suggestion of surpassing oneself |
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5 hrs confidence:
to excel themselves Explanation: might be better than surpassing themselves |
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14 hrs confidence:
outperform themselves Explanation: Hello, I think this would be very contextually appropriate (speaking of video games) I've seen it used before many times in this context. My try for all three: locate themselves, find their bearings and outperform themselves |
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15 hrs confidence:
to push themselves Explanation: Given the extra context, this could be an option. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to surpass oneself Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 heures (2007-05-29 19:38:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- les participants à se retrouver, se positionner, se dépasser n'a pas beaucoup de sens chacun des participants à se retrouver, se positionner, se dépasser en a un peu plus -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 heures (2007-05-29 19:39:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- le problème sera plus de traduire "se positionner" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 jour5 heures (2007-05-30 20:52:29 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- traductions techniques mise à part, les questions posées dans ce forum sont en grand majorité relatives à des textes sources d'une qualité attristante... les traducteurs ont bien du mérite |
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