Grammatical class
Verb
surmonter
(transitive) to overcome, to surmount, to get over
Details
Syllables
sur-mon-ter
Phonetics
syʁ.mɔ̃.te
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
9048
Freq. (movies)
5720
Freq. (news)
7388
Sentences
Ils peuvent surmonter leur peur.
They can overcome their fear.
Tu dois surmonter les difficultés.
You must overcome the difficulties.
Il faut surmonter beaucoup de reproches.
There's plenty of blame to go around.
Il dut surmonter de nombreuses difficultés.
He had to go through a lot of hardships.
Tu dois surmonter ta peur de l'obscurité.
You must conquer your fear of the dark.
Elle ne put surmonter la mort de son mari.
She could not get over her husband's death.
Elle l'a aidé à surmonter sa tristesse.
She helped him overcome his sadness.
Il m'a aidé à surmonter les difficultés.
He helped me to overcome the difficulties.
Bob doit surmonter cette épreuve tout seul.
Bob has to get through this ordeal on his own.
Comment puis-je surmonter cette difficulté ?
How can I overcome this difficulty?
Les défis sont intimidants mais nous pouvons les surmonter.
The challenges are daunting, but we can overcome them.
Nous nous entraidâmes pour surmonter les difficultés.
We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.