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Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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I. excel <pres part excelling; pt, pp excelled> [Am ɪkˈsɛl, Brit ɪkˈsɛl, ɛkˈsɛl] VB intr
excel
destacar
to excel at/in sth
destacar en algo
II. excel <pres part excelling; pt, pp excelled> [Am ɪkˈsɛl, Brit ɪkˈsɛl, ɛkˈsɛl] VB trans form
to excel sb at/in sth
superar or aventajar a alguien en algo
he excelled them all at swimming
los superó or aventajó a todos en natación
III. excel <pres part excelling; pt, pp excelled> [Am ɪkˈsɛl, Brit ɪkˈsɛl, ɛkˈsɛl] VB refl
to excel oneself
lucirse
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lustrarse
to excel
sacarse los zapatos (para algo bueno)
to excel oneself
fajarse
to excel oneself
lucirse
to excel oneself
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. excel [ɪkˈsel] VB intr -ll-
excel
sobresalir
to excel at sth
destacar en algo
II. excel [ɪkˈsel] VB trans
to excel oneself
lucirse
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rebasar en algo
to excel at sth
destacar en el deporte
to excel at sports
superarse
to excel oneself
excederse en algo
to excel at sth
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. excel <-ll-> [ɪk·ˈsel] VB intr
excel
sobresalir
to excel at [or in] sth
destacar en algo
II. excel <-ll-> [ɪk·ˈsel] VB trans
to excel oneself
lucirse
to excel all others
superar a todos los demás
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destacar en el deporte
to excel at sports
superar
to excel oneself
excederse en algo
to excel at sth
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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to excel at sth
destacar en algo
to excel oneself
lucirse
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
He excelled at that institution both academically and in leadership development.
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He excelled at the 5,000 and 10,000-meter distances.
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Rice excelled with his new team, catching 83 passes for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns.
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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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Several of his younger brothers excelled in various academic and professional careers.
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