sobreponerse a

to overcome; to get over

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phrase Rare #44,447

to overcome; to get over Used for recovering from or moving past something difficult, such as grief, mistreatment, or an obstacle. It is commonly followed by a noun or infinitive with a.

SP: Le costó mucho sobreponerse a la pérdida de su trabajo.

EN: It took him a long time to get over losing his job.

Tom parece que no puede sobreponerse a la muerte de Mary.

Tom seems unable to get over Mary's death.

A Tom le tomó mucho tiempo sobreponerse a la muerte de María.

It took Tom a long time to get over Maria’s death.

Ella tiene la maravillosa habilidad de sobreponerse a cualquier obstáculo.

She has the wonderful ability to overcome any obstacle.

Tom no puede sobreponerse a la manera en que Mary lo trató.

Tom can't get over the way Mary treated him.