Translations for „overtaking“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

overtake <overtook, overtaken> VB trans

1. overtake Brit (pass from behind):

overtake

wyprzedzać [perf wyprzedzić]

to overtake sb in sth

prześcigać [perf prześcignąć] kogoś w czymś

2. overtake (exceed):

this sum can be overtaken

ta suma może zostać przekroczona

3. overtake (surprise):

we were overtaken by darkness

zaskoczyły nas ciemności

he was overtaken by fear

dopadł go strach

their plan was overtaken by events

zmieniająca się sytuacja zniweczyła ich plan

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It had a short straight and most of the course consisted of tight, twisty corners so overtaking was extremely difficult.

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By 2003 it had grown to having trading volume of $9bn overtaking its main rivals.

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Since there is a camber in the corner, it provides excellent overtaking opportunities.

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Stopping the rig with trailer brakes on only can quickly settle down fishtailing, caused by overtaking vehicles.

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In this instance the road/weather conditions were also very poor adding to the risk of chancy overtaking.

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They include granting a funeral procession right of way when driving, never overtaking them or cutting in and waiting for all vehicles to pass before using a pelican crossing.

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The latter is substantially more collected and enables quiet, uneventful driving until you change down for overtaking.

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Being in the outside lane is, after all, where you do the overtaking.

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A van driver fell asleep at the wheel and stopped alongside the central crash barrier on the right hand (overtaking) lane.

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To see a long boomed gaffer overtaking from dead upwind with spinnaker on one side, and main, topsail and watersail on the other, is devastating.

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