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Guerrilla Soldier posted...

yeah, "to be more ready than" doesn't exactly sound like outwit

i wouldn't be able to think of a proper translation for it. i've never personally heard "ganar en astucia", it sounds like a very rare and strange word to use. if anything, i'd just go for something like "outsmarting", like "engaar el diablo" or something similar.

Engaar al diablo = deceiving the devil

Engaar means to lie to/deceive, not to outsmart.

Ganar en astucia and ser mas listo make the intellectual reference you need to hit the same vibe as a word like outwit/be more clever than create.