aventajar

v.

1 to overtake.

aventajar a alguien en algo to surpass somebody in something

El auto aventajó a su contrincante The car overtook its rival.

2 to surpass, to beat out, to excel, to outwit.

María aventaja a los demás estudiantes Mary surpassed the other students.

3 to score over, to outdo.

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aventajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, beat

■ nadie lo aventaja en amabilidad nobody can be kinder than him

2 (ir en cabeza) to lead, be ahead; (llegar) to come first, come ahead (a, of)

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verb

1) to surpass, excel

2) lead

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1. VT

1) (=superar) to surpass, excel (en in)

[en carrera] to outstrip; CAm (Aut) to overtake

aventajar con mucho a algn — to beat sb easily, be far better than sb, leave sb standing *

Juan aventaja a Pablo por cuatro puntos — Juan leads Pablo by four points

2) (=mejorar) to improve, better

3) (=preferir) to prefer

2.

See:

aventajarse

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verbo transitivo (estar por delante de) to be ahead of; (adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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= outstrip, score over, outpace.

Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community.

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verbo transitivo (estar por delante de) to be ahead of; (adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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= outstrip, score over, outpace.

Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community.

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aventajar [A1 ]

vt

1 (estar por delante de) to be ahead of

2 (adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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aventajar (conjugate aventajar) verbo transitivo (estar por delante de) to be ahead of;
(adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of
aventajar verbo transitivo to be ahead [a, of]
'aventajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrepasar
- exceder
- ganar
- llevar
English:
excel
- lead

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aventajar

♦ vt

1. [rebasar] to overtake

2. [estar por delante de] to be ahead of;

aventajar a alguien en algo to surpass sb in sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb aventajarse

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aventajar

v/t be ahead of

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aventajar vt

1) : to be ahead of, to lead

2) : to surpass, to outdo

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aventajar vb to be ahead of / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

el Español aventaja al Betis en un punto Español leads Betis by one point