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exceller
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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I. excel <pres part excelling; pret, pp excelled> [Brit ɪkˈsɛl, ɛkˈsɛl, Am ɪkˈsɛl] VB trans
excel
surpasser (in en)
II. excel <pres part excelling; pret, pp excelled> [Brit ɪkˈsɛl, ɛkˈsɛl, Am ɪkˈsɛl] VB intr
excel
exceller (at, in en, at or , in doing à faire)
III. to excel oneself VB refl
to excel oneself refl:
to excel oneself
se surpasser also iron
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exceller
to excel (dans in, à faire in doing)
se surpasser
to surpass oneself, to excel oneself
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. excel <-ll-> [ɪkˈsel] VB intr
excel
exceller
to excel at chess
exceller aux échecs
to excel in French
être excellent en français
II. excel <-ll-> [ɪkˈsel] VB trans
to excel oneself
se surpasser
French
French
English
English
se surpasser
to excel oneself
exceller en musique/dans son domaine/aux échecs
to excel in music/in one's field/at chess
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. excel <-ll-> [ɪk·ˈsel] VB intr
excel
exceller
to excel at chess
exceller aux échecs
to excel in French
être excellent en français
II. excel <-ll-> [ɪk·ˈsel] VB trans
to excel oneself
se surpasser
French
French
English
English
surpasser
to excel oneself
exceller en musique/dans son domaine/aux échecs
to excel in music/in one's field/at chess
Present
Iexcel
youexcel
he/she/itexcels
weexcel
youexcel
theyexcel
Past
Iexcelled
youexcelled
he/she/itexcelled
weexcelled
youexcelled
theyexcelled
Present Perfect
Ihaveexcelled
youhaveexcelled
he/she/ithasexcelled
wehaveexcelled
youhaveexcelled
theyhaveexcelled
Past Perfect
Ihadexcelled
youhadexcelled
he/she/ithadexcelled
wehadexcelled
youhadexcelled
theyhadexcelled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to excel at chess
exceller aux échecs
to excel in French
être excellent en français
to excel oneself
se surpasser
exceller en musique/dans son domaine/aux échecs
to excel in music/in one's field/at chess
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Her brothers excelled in amateur wrestling, and she followed them into water-skiing, basketball, football and horseback riding.
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He excelled in the junior teams and regularly played a year above his year group up to the under-15s.
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He excelled at that institution both academically and in leadership development.
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He becomes the school's star athlete, excelling as a wrestler and the quarterback of the football team, but does not excel in the class room.
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She excelled in the print format, acquiring skills and a perspective that influenced both subject matter and her stylistic approach throughout her weaving career.
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