sobreponer

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Spanish

Verb

sobreponer (first-person singular present sobrepongo, first-person singular preterite sobrepuse, past participle sobrepuesto)

  1. (transitive) to superimpose
    Synonym: superponer
  2. (pronominal, +a) to overcome, to defy something, flout something
    sobreponerse a una enfermedadovercome an illness
    sobreponerse a una pesadillaget over a nightmare
    sobreponerse a la pandemiaget through the pandemia
    sobreponerse a su hándicapdefy his handicap

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