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overreached

Portuguese translation: superar-se

15:07 May 12, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Fitness
English term or phrase: overreached
“Overreached is the better term,” says Allen Lim, coach and physiologist with the Garmin-Chipotle pro cycling team. “Overtrained means you’re really screwed up. Overreaching is something you strive for, because if you rest a person who’s overreached, he comes back stronger.”
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 02:20
Portuguese translation:superar-se
Explanation:
o·ver·reach (vr-rch)
v. o·ver·reached, o·ver·reach·ing, o·ver·reach·es
v.tr.
1. To reach or extend over or beyond.
2. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal.
3. To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.
4. To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit.
v.intr.
1. To reach or go too far.
2. To overreach oneself.
3. To outwit or cheat others.
4. To strike the front part of a hind foot against the rear or side part of a forefoot or foreleg on the same side of the body. Used of a horse.
over·reach n.
over·reacher n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
overreach
Verb
overreach oneself to fail by trying to be too clever or achieve too much: he built up a successful media empire before he overreached himself and lost much of his fortune
Selected response from:

imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 02:20
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2superar-se
imatahan
4sobressolicitado(a)s, sobressolicitação
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4ir muito além/esforçar-se além do necessário
Marlene Curtis
4Demasiar-se, sobrepujar, exceder, ultrapassar
Felipe Barbosa
4superar-se
diogomourao (X)
3sobressair
Sabrina Svedin (X)
3sobrepujança
Artur Jorge Martins


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sobressair


Explanation:
sugestão

Sabrina Svedin (X)
United States
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
superar-se


Explanation:
o·ver·reach (vr-rch)
v. o·ver·reached, o·ver·reach·ing, o·ver·reach·es
v.tr.
1. To reach or extend over or beyond.
2. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal.
3. To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.
4. To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit.
v.intr.
1. To reach or go too far.
2. To overreach oneself.
3. To outwit or cheat others.
4. To strike the front part of a hind foot against the rear or side part of a forefoot or foreleg on the same side of the body. Used of a horse.
over·reach n.
over·reacher n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
overreach
Verb
overreach oneself to fail by trying to be too clever or achieve too much: he built up a successful media empire before he overreached himself and lost much of his fortune

imatahan
Brazil
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
57 mins
  -> Obrigada, Roberto!
agree  Marcelo Lino
10 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Marcelo!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sobressolicitado(a)s, sobressolicitação


Explanation:
Sobressolicitação (“Overreaching”)
Situação de fadiga permanente mas de duração limitada, de alguns dias a duas semanas, associada provavelmente com níveis
insuficientes de recuperação muscular, depleção local de glicogénio e fosfatos de alta energia.
http://www.fmh.utl.pt/disciplinas/PlanTreino/falves/aulas/PT...

Example sentence(s):
  • Fundamentos genéticos do sobretreino: relação entre o genótipo do ECA e o desenvolvimento de estados de sobressolicitação em atletas de fundo

    Reference: http://www.fct.mctes.pt/projectos/pub/2004/painel_result/vgl...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 68
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ir muito além/esforçar-se além do necessário


Explanation:
Diria assim ...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 242
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Demasiar-se, sobrepujar, exceder, ultrapassar


Explanation:
Como é concluído mesmo no texto, quem vai além, depois de descançado, torna-se mais forte.
A idéia central é sobre o exagero:

sobrepujar -
v. tr.
1. Pujar muito; superar; exceder; ultrapassar; sobrelevar.

Demasiar-se
v. pron.
1. Exceder os limites razoáveis.
2. Dar ou gastar demais.
3. Fazer mais do que é bastante.
4. Exceder-se.
5. Descomedir-se.
6. Fazer excessos.

Felipe Barbosa
Portugal
Local time: 01:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sobrepujança


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 06:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
superar-se


Explanation:
Superar-se é o termo mais usado entre os esportistas.


diogomourao (X)
Local time: 02:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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