How is the word être dépassé translated from French to English

English translation
To be in over your head
phrase

Faire face à une tâche trop difficile pour soi.

To face a task too hard for you.

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  • Il était dépassé par ce travail. — He was in over his head with the job.

  • Es-tu encore dépassé ? — Are you in over your head again?

  • Elle a compris trop tard qu'elle était dépassée. — She realized too late that she was in over her head.

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