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(essere maggiore di) to exceed; ~ qcs. in altezza, larghezza to be taller, wider than sth.; ~ qcn. di 5 centimetri to be 5 centimetres taller than sb.; certe classi superano i 30 allievi some classes have over 30 pupils; non dovrebbe ~ la mezz’ora it shouldn’t take more than o exceed half an hour
(oltrepassare) to go(irregular) past [luogo];
to cross, to clear [fossato, fiume, ponte, colle, frontiera, soglia]; fig. to get(irregular) through [brutto periodo];
to get(irregular) over [difficoltà];
to overcome(irregular) [crisi];
to exceed [aspettative]; ~ un ostacolo to clear a hurdle (anche fig.); ~ il traguardo to cross the (finishing) line; ~ la quarantina to be over o past forty; ~ i limiti di velocità to exceed o break the speed limit; ~ i limiti to go too far
(sorpassare) to pass, to overtake(irregular) BE [veicolo]
(essere superiore rispetto a) to be(irregular) ahead of, to outstrip, to surpass; ~ qcn. in crudeltà, stupidità to be crueller, more stupid than sb., to surpass sb. in cruelty, stupidity
scol. univ. to get(irregular) through, to pass [esame]