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I. ex·cel <-ll-> [ɪkˈsel] VB intr

excel
sich acc auszeichnen
to excel at [or in] sth
sich acc bei etw dat hervortun
I've never excelled at diving
ich war noch nie ein guter Taucher
she excels in debates
sie schlägt sich hervorragend bei Diskussionen
to excel at chess
im Schachspielen ein Ass sein inf
to excel at French
im Französischen eine Leuchte sein inf

II. ex·cel <-ll-> [ɪkˈsel] VB trans

to excel oneself
sich acc selbst übertreffen
OpenDict entry

to excel in certain areas VB

to excel in certain areas
in bestimmten Bereichen herausstechen
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
im Schachspielen ein Ass sein inf
to excel at French
im Französischen eine Leuchte sein inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He excelled at that institution both academically and in leadership development.
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It excels in breaking new musical boundaries, predominantly but not exclusively marketing and promoting non-western artists to a western audience.
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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 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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He excelled at the 5,000 and 10,000-meter distances.
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“ Both CLIPSTER ® and SpycerBox excel thanks to their considerable flexibility and openness, integrating perfectly into new and existing workflows.
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„ Sowohl CLIPSTER ® als auch SpycerBox zeichnen sich durch erhebliche Flexibilität und Offenheit aus und integrieren sich perfekt in zahlreiche Workflows.
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Many imitations of the original sensor exist, though most are generally inaccurate and most probes are not robust enough to survive the corrosive and dirty gas conditions in which the ENOTEC probes excel.
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Viele Nachbildungen der Original-Sensoren sind vorhanden, sie sind aber in der Regel ungenauer und nicht robust genug, die korrosiven und schmutzigen Rauchgase zu überleben, in denen die ENOTEC Sonden sich auszeichnen.
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All ZF industrial lenses excel due to their robust design in metal and their locating screws for aperture and focus.
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Alle ZF-Industrieobjektive zeichnen sich grund- sätzlich durch ihre robuste Bauart in Metall sowie durch Fixierschrauben für Blende und Fokus aus.
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