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outsmart

outsmart

English

Verb

outsmart ‎(third-person singular simple present outsmarts, present participle outsmarting, simple past and past participle outsmarted)

(transitive) to beat in a competition of wits
- 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:
  Maldonado, who is in only his second season in Formula 1, won the Spanish Grand Prix after his team outsmarted Ferrari with pit-stop timing.

Synonyms

outfox, outguess, outwit

Translations

to beat in a competition of wits

Catalan: ser més llest que algú
Czech: přechytračit
Finnish: olla ovelampi, päihittää oveluudessa
French: être / se montrer plus malin que
Georgian: ჭკუაში მოტყუება ‎(č̣ḳuaši moṭq̇ueba), ხერხში ჯობნა ‎(xerxši ǯobna)
German: überlisten (de)
Greek: ξεγελώ (el) ‎(xegeló)

Maori: rorerau, whakawareware
Polish: przechytrzyć
Portuguese: ser mais esperto que
Russian: перехитри́ть (ru) ‎(perexitrítʹ)
Spanish: Ser más listo que alguien
Swedish: överlista
Turkish: hakkından gelmek (tr)

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