In English usage the prefix "über" (loaned from German) has the meaning of:

über-, uber-: denoting an outstanding or supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing. ^{Oxford Dicitonaries}

There is a similar meaning in German usage as well (e.g. "Übergenau", "Überbevölkerung", "überglücklich") but there are other words where "über-" seems to have another meaning:

• Überlegung/überlegen = consideration/to consider

• Überweisung = transfer
• Überraschung = surprise
• Übersetzung = translation

How is this usage in German different to the English usage?

In English usage the prefix "über" (loaned from German) has the meaning of:

über-, uber-: denoting an outstanding or supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing. ^{Oxford Dictionaries}

There is a similar meaning in German usage as well (e.g. "Übergenau", "Überbevölkerung", "überglücklich") but there are other words where "über-" seems to have another meaning:

• Überlegung/überlegen = consideration/to consider

• Überweisung = transfer
• Überraschung = surprise
• Übersetzung = translation

How is this usage in German different to the English usage?