Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se imponía a
English translation:
outsold
Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
se imponía a
(NES = Nintendo Entertainment System)
| 4 +1 | outsold / outstripped |
Charles Davis
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| 5 | beat |
Andrew Darling
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| 4 | came out on top / prevailed against / triumphed |
David Kelly
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| 4 | prevailed over |
Patricia ONeill
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| 4 | dominated |
Kevin Clayton, PhD
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Proposed translations
outsold / outstripped
Italy
Art, Design, Food, Literature
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
came out on top / prevailed against / triumphed
Spain
... a question of style.
Native in: English (Variant: UK) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
beat
However, in Europe the story was different as the Master System easily beat the Nintendo NES thanks to better marketing and a wide selection of decent software.
Chem Engineer, Manager and Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
prevailed over
■imponerse verbo reflexivo
1 (prevalecer) to prevail: se impuso la sensatez, good sense prevailed
Spain
Don't let language fail your science
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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