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How is the prefix "uber-" differently used in German vs. English?

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?

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