Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
will show me up
Spanish translation:
me superen (en habilidad)
Added to glossary by
Jorge Melo
May 19, 2005 22:00
19 yrs ago
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English term
Chile
Try me, you won't regret it
Native in: Spanish 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese
will show me up
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Human Resources
Training/ course
I sometimes worry that employees will show me up.
Gracias de antemano.
Gracias de antemano.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | me superen (en habilidad) |
Oso (X)
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| 5 | ponerme en evidencia |
Rebecca Hendry
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| 4 +1 | me harán quedar mal |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 | me hagan quedar en ridículo /hacer el ridículo. |
Rafael Molina Pulgar
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Proposed translations
+1
4 mins
Selected
me superen (en habilidad)
Hola Jorge,
Otra posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-05-19 22:06:48 (GMT)
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**show someone up**. Surpass someone in ability, outdo someone, as in John\'s high score on that math test really showed up the rest of the class. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms
Otra posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-05-19 22:06:48 (GMT)
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**show someone up**. Surpass someone in ability, outdo someone, as in John\'s high score on that math test really showed up the rest of the class. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Oso, esta opción me sirve en este caso. Gracias a todos..."
2 mins
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
24
ponerme en evidencia
Saludos.
+1
2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
176
me harán quedar mal
Diccionario Oxford
una acepción (la pertinente) de "show up"
b (embarrass) ‹ parents / friends / colleagues › poner* en evidencia, hacer* quedar mal; try not to show me up in front of the
boss procura no ponerme en evidencia or hacerme quedar mal delante del jefe
Mike :)
una acepción (la pertinente) de "show up"
b (embarrass) ‹ parents / friends / colleagues › poner* en evidencia, hacer* quedar mal; try not to show me up in front of the
boss procura no ponerme en evidencia or hacerme quedar mal delante del jefe
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Margarita Palatnik (X)
18 mins
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14 mins
Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Mexico
30+ years in financial, business, legal
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
257
me hagan quedar en ridículo /hacer el ridículo.
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