Translation for "outdo" to french

Outdo

verb

• surpasser
• battre
• distancer

Translation examples

surpasser verb

However, statistical offices should be careful not to try to outdo each other, following a misunderstood concept of competition.
32. Cela dit, les services de statistique doivent veiller à ne pas tenter de se surpasser l'un l'autre, selon une conception erronée de la concurrence.

Along with the well-known problems, which we have continuously tried to bring to the attention of the Council, this fall the Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping force managed to outdo itself.
En plus des problèmes évidents que nous n'avons cessé de porter à la connaissance du Conseil de sécurité, elles ont, cet automne, réussi à se surpasser.

They all try to outdo each other.
Ils tentent tous de se surpasser.

To outdo your old man?
Pour le surpasser ?

It said, "God outdoes terrorists yet again."
"DIEU SURPASSE LES TERRORISTES ENCORE UNE FOIS"

I must outdo her!
Je dois la surpasser !

Did she outdo herself or what?
Mon Dieu. Elle s'est surpassée ou quoi ?

Then you have to keep outdoing yourself
{\pos(192,215)}tu es condamné à te surpasser constamment.

So... he outdoes you at piano, he outdoes you at vocabulary.
Alors... il te surpasse au piano, il te surpasse en vocabulaire.

But perhaps in this century, I'll outdo them all.
En ce siècle, je vais les surpasser.

He might try to outdo himself.
Il peut essayer de se surpasser.

They try to outdo their parents.
Ils essaient de surpasser leurs parents.

battre verb

I can't let him outdo me. But 15 year-old kids shouldn't go to war.
Je sais, mais des enfants de 15 ans ne devraient pas aller se battre.

So you were going to outdo them.
Donc, vous vouliez les battre.

Oh, so you think you can outdo me?
Tu crois que tu peux me battre ?