overtake in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for overtake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.overtake <pt overtook, pp overtaken> [Am ˌoʊvərˈteɪk, Brit əʊvəˈteɪk] VB trans

1. overtake (go past):

overtake horse/runner

adelantar

overtake horse/runner

pasar

overtake horse/runner

rebasar Mex

he overtook the truck

adelantó or pasó al camión

he overtook the truck

rebasó al camión Mex

2. overtake (surpass):

overtake

superar

overtake

tomarle la delantera a

3. overtake (come upon unexpectedly):

dusk overtook us when we were only halfway there

se nos hizo de noche cuando apenas estábamos a mitad de camino

events have overtaken us

los acontecimientos se nos han adelantado

II.overtake <pt overtook, pp overtaken> [Am ˌoʊvərˈteɪk, Brit əʊvəˈteɪk] VB intr Brit MOTOR

overtake

adelantar

overtake

rebasar Mex

Translations for overtake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aventajar

to overtake

rebasar

to overtake

rebasar

to overtake Brit

sobrepasar (en altura)

to overtake

tomarle la delantera a alg. (en una carrera)

to overtake sb

adelantar

to overtake

adelantar corredor

to overtake

adelantar

to overtake Brit

pasar

to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión

why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

overtake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overtake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] irreg VB trans

1. overtake AUTO:

overtake

adelantar

events have overtaken us

los acontecimientos se nos han adelantado

2. overtake in contest:

overtake

superar

II.overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] irreg VB intr

overtake

adelantar

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to overtake on the inside

adelantar por la izquierda

to overtake on the inside Brit, Aus

adelantar por la derecha

Translations for overtake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

realizar un adelantamiento

to overtake Brit

aventajar

to overtake Brit

sobrepasar

to overtake

adelantar

to overtake Brit

adelantar

to overtake Brit

adelantar por la izquierda

to overtake on the left

overtake Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to overtake on the inside

adelantar por la izquierda

to overtake on the inside Brit, Aus

adelantar por la derecha

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the late 1850s, the ambrotype was overtaking the daguerreotype in popularity.

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No more, but stay not for any business and come to overtake us.

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It exhibits rapid growth initially, but is eventually overtaken and replaced by other trees as the forest matures.

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If anyone falls behind or is overtaken and passed, without regaining the distance, after ten seconds they lose.

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In 1905, the library was overtaken by the city.

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They are overtaken by the same lighted ship as the first pilots.

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Jack starts to develop cabin fever, and the sinister ghosts of the hotel gradually begin to overtake him, making him increasingly unstable.

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The system became overtaken by the front and subsequently lost its status as a tropical system.

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The deltoid spurge grows in a heavily populated county which has been overtaken by urban development.

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