sobreponer
Meanings
Verb
1. to superimpose (transitive)
2. to overcome, to defy, to flout (intransitive pronominal, intransitive)
Examples8
sobreponerse a una enfermedad
overcome an illness
sobreponerse a una pesadilla
get over a nightmare
sobreponerse a la pandemia
get through the pandemia
sobreponerse a su hándicap
defy his handicap
Tom parece que no puede sobreponerse a la muerte de Mary.
Tom can't seem to get over Mary's death.
Tom no puede sobreponerse a la manera en que Mary lo trató.
Tom can't get over how Mary treated him.