Also means
to exceed
Usage Note
Dépasser can mean physically passing someone (overtaking on the road) or going beyond a limit: dépasser la limite de vitesse means 'to exceed the speed limit'. In conversation, ça me dépasse means 'it's beyond me' or 'I can't understand it' — a very handy idiom.
Examples
"Il est interdit de dépasser ici."
Natural Translation
Overtaking is forbidden here.
Literal Translation
It is forbidden to-overtake here
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