outdone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for outdone in the English»French Dictionary

I.outdo <pret outdid; pp outdone> [Brit aʊtˈduː, Am ˌaʊtˈdu] VB trans

outdo

surpasser (in en)

not to be outdone he redoubled his efforts

ne voulant pas être en reste, il redoubla ses efforts

II.outdo <pret outdid; pp outdone> [Brit aʊtˈduː, Am ˌaʊtˈdu] VB refl

to outdo oneself

se surpasser

Translations for outdone in the French»English Dictionary

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surpasser adversaire, concurrent

to surpass, to outdo

surpasser qn en habileté/bon sens/érudition

to surpass ou outdo sb in skill/common sense/erudition

rivaliser d'adresse/d'esprit avec qn

to try to outdo sb in skill/wit, to vie with sb in skill/wit

pour ne pas être en reste

so as not to be outdone

je ne voulais pas être en reste, alors j'ai acheté le gâteau

not wanting to be outdone, I bought the cake

outdone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for outdone in the English»French Dictionary

outdo VB trans irreg

outdo

surpasser

Translations for outdone in the French»English Dictionary

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distancer

to outdo

rivaliser d'élégance

to try to outdo each other in elegance

faire de la surenchère

to try to outdo the others

dépasser

to outdo

outdone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to try to outdo each other in elegance

rivaliser d'élégance

to try to outdo the others

faire de la surenchère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, this news is outdone by the news of the demolition of some of the greatest monuments of mankind.

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The line-up had outdone themselves, playing some fast death metal with a few doom metal influences on a couple of tracks.

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Whether you're a nurse, a machinist, a racecar driver, or a soldier, you might soon find yourself replaced (or at least outdone) by your robotic counterpart.

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In one popular story, envious of being outdone by each other, the co-wives begin to quarrel.

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Imperial amphitheatres comfortably accommodated 40,00060,000 spectators, or up to 100,000 in the largest venues, and were only outdone by the hippodromes in seating capacity.

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The chariot's advantage of speed was outdone by the agility of riding on horseback.

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