Excel

//ɪkˈsɛl//

Synonyms for "excel" (96 found)

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More specific

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Related terms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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is a

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related to

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Translations

95 translations across 27 languages.

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Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • ὑπερέχω verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • ὑπερέχω verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • ὑπερβάλλω verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • ὑπερφέρω verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Arabic

4 entries
  • اِمْتَازَ verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • بَرَعَ verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • بَزَّ verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • تَفَوَّقَ verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • отлича́вам се verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • превъзхо́ждам verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Catalan

1 entries
  • excel·lir verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 優於 /优于 verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 優於 /优于 verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 勝過 /胜过 verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 擅長 /擅长 verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Czech

2 entries
  • překonat verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • vynikat verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Dutch

1 entries
  • uitblinken verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • superi verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • superi verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Estonian

2 entries
  • hiilgama verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • ületama verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Finnish

3 entries
  • loistaa verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • olla erittäin hyvä verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • olla parempi verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

French

2 entries
  • exceller verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • surpasser verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Galician

4 entries
  • adiantar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • avantaxar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • destacar verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • sobrepasar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

German

4 entries
  • ausstechen verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • herausragend sein verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • sich hervortun verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • übersteigen verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אקסל name (Microsoft spreadsheet software)
  • הצטיין verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • felülmúl verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • jeleskedik verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • kiemelkedik verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • kimagaslik verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Ido

1 entries
  • ecelar verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Italian

4 entries
  • brillare verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • eccellere verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • primeggiare verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • spiccare verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 卓越する verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • 秀でる verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 超える verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 超える verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Korean

2 entries
  • 뛰어나다 verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • 탁월하다 verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Latin

2 entries
  • praecellō verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • praecellō verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • tlamiauati verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Occitan

1 entries
  • excellir verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • distinguir-se verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • exceler verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • superar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • ultrapassar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Russian

4 entries
  • выделя́ться verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • отлича́ться verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • превзойти́ verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • превосходи́ть verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aventajar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • bordar verb (transitive: to surpass someone or something)
  • destacarse verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • distinguirse verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Swedish

4 entries
  • briljera verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • excellera verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • glänsa verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)
  • stila verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Tamil

1 entries
  • சிற verb (intransitive: to be much better than others)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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I have attached a Microsoft Excel file.

Source: tatoeba (32895)

Australians excel at sports and entertainment.

Source: tatoeba (51638)

Those hours that with gentle work did frame the lovely gaze where every eye does dwell will play the tyrants to the very same and that unfair which fairly does excel.

Source: tatoeba (2353352)

Ever to excel.

Source: tatoeba (3104219)

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