eclipsar

eclipsar
v.
to eclipse (astro, persona).
Su belleza eclipsó sus sentidos Her beauty eclipsed his senses.
La luna eclipsó al sol The moon eclipsed the sun.
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eclipsar
► verbo transitivo
1 (astro) to eclipse
2 figurado to eclipse, outshine
► verbo pronominal eclipsarse
1 (astro) to be eclipsed
2 figurado (desaparecer) to disappear, vanish
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VT (Astron) to eclipse; (fig) to eclipse, outshine
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1.
verbo transitivo
a) (Astron) to eclipse
b) <persona> to outshine, eclipse
2.
eclipsarse v pron to disappear
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= eclipse, overshadow, upstage [up-stage], dwarf, shadow.
Ex. Such a reaction is, however, understandable since in the latter stages of the life-cycle, preservation of structure eclipses the original function as the dominant goal of the organization.
Ex. And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex. The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
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1.
verbo transitivo
a) (Astron) to eclipse
b) <persona> to outshine, eclipse
2.
eclipsarse v pron to disappear
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= eclipse, overshadow, upstage [up-stage], dwarf, shadow.

Ex: Such a reaction is, however, understandable since in the latter stages of the life-cycle, preservation of structure eclipses the original function as the dominant goal of the organization.

Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

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eclipsar [A1 ]
vt
1 (Astron) to eclipse
2 ‹persona› to outshine, eclipse
■ eclipsarse
v pron
to disappear
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eclipsar verbo transitivo
1 Astron to eclipse
2 (a los demás) to outshine: la actriz principal eclipsó al resto de los actores, the main actress outshone the rest of the actors
'eclipsar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombra
English:
eclipse
- overshadow
- upstage
- out
- over
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eclipsar
♦ vt
1. [astro] to eclipse
2. [persona] to eclipse
♦ See also the pronominal verb eclipsarse
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eclipsar
v/t eclipse
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eclipsar vt
1) : to eclipse
2) : to outshine, to surpass

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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