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In Greek for all these verbs we just have one verb that can be used interchangeably in the cases:
1. The horsepower of car A outperforms that of car B
2. Supply of housed exceed the corresponding demand
3. The profitability of project A surpasses that of project B
4. She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match.
The word превышать can do the "dirty" work of translating everything effectively?
1-3 Yes
4 превосходить (превзойти). Person cannot превышать another person. Превосходить, быть лучше, быть сильнее,... should be used.
If you want to improve yourself you must exceed your limits!
Google translate gives me: перегнать?
How about переходить пределы?
When it comes to limits, Russians say: выходить за пределы or выходить за рамки.
I'd use:
Если вы хотите становиться лучше, то вам необходимо выходить за собственные пределы.
Something like that.
Never heard such kind of phrase, but there is a set phrase "превосходить(превзойти) себя".Quote:
выходить за собственные пределы
Indeed, now I see Превосходить as a very versatile word, even better than превышать.
That's because you haven't tried that yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maxmixiv
https://www.google.ru/webhp?sourceid...B5%D0%BB%D1%8B
I don't like the phrase as well, but there you go. Also превзойти себя doesn't necessarily mean that you surpassed your limits. Wording is important in this philosophical BS.