excel

/ɪkˈsel/ [excelled, excelling]

Translation

› (form)

⇨ ser muy bueno,na [en algo]

⇨ destacar

My brother excels in all sports

Mi hermano destaca en todos los deportes

to excel oneself

⇨ lucirse

They have excelled themselves in this match

En este partido se han lucido

(Definition of excel v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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