sobreponerse

sobreponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 figurado (al dolor etc) to overcome (a, -)

2 figurado (animarse) to pull oneself together

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VPR

1) (=recobrar la calma) to control o.s., pull o.s. together

2) (=vencer dificultades) to win through

sobreponerse a una enfermedad — to pull through an illness

sobreponerse a un enemigo — to overcome an enemy

sobreponerse a un rival — to triumph over a rival

sobreponerse a un susto — to get over a fright

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sobreponerse (conjugate sobreponerse) verbo pronominal (recuperarse) to pull oneself together;
sobreponersese A algo to get over sth, recover from sth
■sobreponerse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un sentimiento) to overcome: se sobrepuso a su timidez, she overcame her shyness
2 (recobrarse, superar) to recover: aún no se ha sobrepuesto de la muerte de su padre, he still hasn't recovered from his father's death
tienes que sobreponerte, you have to pull yourself together
'sobreponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
superar
English:
rise

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vpr

sobreponerse a algo to overcome sth;

todavía no se ha sobrepuesto a la pérdida de su amada he still hasn't recovered from losing the woman he loved

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sobreponerse

v/r

:

sobreponerse a overcome, get over

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vr

1) : to pull oneself together

2)

sobreponerse a : to overcome