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kapërce'll nm (np ~j) 1 passageway through a fence; turnstile over a fence; narrow passageway; mountain pass 2 [Fig] transitional period/phase 3 (Anat) gullet = gurma'z • me këmbë në kapërcell unable to get out of a predicament, in a predicament, at one's wit's end kapërc|e'·n II§ vt 1 to get [ ] over/across a barrier, cross; overcome, surmount 2 to skip, skip over [ ] 3 to surpass 4 to manage to get [ ] down, swallow down [food] III§ vt, vi to manage to pass [a period of time] IV§ vi [Impol] to overstep the limits (of propriety): go too far • e kapërce'·n bregun to go too far, overstep the limits • e kapërce'·n fjalën 1 to deliberately sidestep an issue 2 to change the subject on purpose • e kapërce'·n gardhin/hendekun/kapërcyellin/lumin/përruan/vaun to overcome a difficulty • e kapërce'·n kufirin to go too far, overstep the limits • e kapërce'·n lumin pa lagur këmbët to escape without a scratch • e kapërce'·n masën to go too far, overstep the limits • <> kapërce'·n3sg mendja (e kokës) <> loses <>'s mind, <> goes crazy • kapërce'·n piramidën to cross the border • e kapërce'·n pragun to go too far, overstep the limits kapërc|i'm nm ger 1 < kapërce'·n, kapërce'·het [Lit] 2 enjambment