one-upmanship

(wŭn-ŭp'mən-shĭp') also one-ups·man·ship (-ŭps'-)
n. Informal
The art of outdoing or showing up a rival or competitor, as in exploits, privileges, or honors.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kunsten at være ovenpå

Nederlands (Dutch)
de ander psychologisch vóór zijn

Français (French)
n. - art de paraître supérieur aux autres

Deutsch (German)
n. - die Kunst, den anderen immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus zu sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ικανότητα στη διατήρηση (ψυχολογικού κ.λπ.) πλεονεκτήματος

Italiano (Italian)
competitività

Português (Portuguese)
n. - a arte de aparentar ser melhor do que os outros

Русский (Russian)
умение делать нечто лучше всех, ставить соперника в неловкое положение

Español (Spanish)
n. - arte que consiste en aventajar a los demás

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konsten att psyka ngn, konsten att platta till andra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高人一等的作风

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 高人一等的作風

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 남보다 한 벌 앞선 행위, 술책

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一枚うわてに出る術

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فن تفضيل النفس عن الغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמנות רכישת יתרון פסיכולוגי על היריב, הקדמת היריב‬

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