Translations for „one-upmanship“ in the English » German Dictionary

one-ˈup·man·ship N no pl inf

one-upmanship

die Kunst, anderen immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus zu sein

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But they spent time disrupting parliament and playing games of one-upmanship among themselves.

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In that time the three main parties played a game of one-upmanship in terms of promises to electors.

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It's a bandwagon of outrage one-upmanship, and it's just as rewarding as the original outrage bandwagon.

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The evolution of character is not a game of one-upmanship.

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On another, it seems to be a sort of one-upmanship of the afflicted, a hierarchy of suffering, if you will.

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There is a one-upmanship about the behaviour on these forums.

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Her retorts brought to mind the quippy one-upmanship of feminist literature.

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Providing one designated place for posters would eliminate the silly and extravagant expenditure on posters by some candidates, who engage in one-upmanship before an election.

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Unfortunately, he goofed when, in an unprecedented act of one-upmanship, he opted to become the power behind the throne of his successor/s.

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We had a great understanding and it was never about one-upmanship.

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