overran in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overran in the English»French Dictionary

I.overrun N [Brit ˈəʊvərʌn, Am ˈoʊvərˌrən] FIN

overrun

dépassement m (of de)

cost overrun

dépassement m du budget

cost overrun

surcoût m

II.overrun <pres part overrunning, prét overran; pp overrun> VB trans [Brit əʊvəˈrʌn, Am ˌoʊvərˈrən]

1. overrun (invade):

overrun country, site

envahir

to be overrun with

être envahi par

2. overrun (exceed):

overrun time, budget

dépasser

3. overrun (overshoot):

overrun AVIAT, RAIL

dépasser

III.overrun VB intr [Brit əʊvəˈrʌn, Am ˌoʊvərˈrən]

overrun conference, activity, performer:

overrun

dépasser l'horaire (by de)

the lecturer overran his time by an hour

le conférencier a dépassé son temps d'une heure

the lecture overran by an hour

la conférence a duré une heure de plus que prévu

cost overrun N FIN

cost overrun

dépassement m du budget

cost overrun

surcoût m

Translations for overran in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

infester

to overrun

jardin infesté d'orties

garden overrun with nettles

zone infestée de pirates

area overrun with pirates

envahir animal, plante:

to overrun

envahi par les fourmis

overrun with ants

dépassement

overrun

dépassement budgétaire ADMIN, FIN

cost overrun

se prolonger (déborder)

to overrun (de by)

overran in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overran in the English»French Dictionary

I.overrun N

1. overrun (extension, invasion):

overrun

invasion f

2. overrun (exceeding allowed time, cost):

overrun

dépassement m

(cost) overrun

dépassement du coût estimé

overrun of a project

dépassement du temps imparti à un projet

3. overrun (speeding of a vehicle):

overrun

dépassement m de vitesse

II.overrun <overran, overrun> VB trans

1. overrun (occupy, invade):

overrun

envahir

to be overrun with sth

être envahi de qc

to be overrun with sth (be infested)

être infesté de qc

to be overrun with sth (be filled)

être inondé de qc

2. overrun (take, use too much):

overrun one's time, budget

dépasser

3. overrun (run, extend over):

overrun

dépasser

III.overrun <overran, overrun> VB intr

1. overrun (exceed allotted time):

overrun

durer plus longtemps que prévu

2. overrun (exceed allotted money):

overrun

dépasser le budget prévu

to overrun on costs

dépasser les frais

Translations for overran in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

il déborda le temps imparti

he overran (his time)

overran Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(cost) overrun

dépassement du coût estimé

overrun of a project

dépassement du temps imparti à un projet

to be overrun with sth

être envahi de qc

to be overrun with sth (be infested)

être infesté de qc

to be overrun with sth (be filled)

être inondé de qc

to overrun on costs

dépasser les frais

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Local rebels overran a local school that was being used as a base for government troops in the town.

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The aircraft overran the runway, hit an airfield aerial installation, and lost an engine.

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The convention committee, however, overran its budget by some $20 million, largely because of the extra costs of security.

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As design of this overran, causing delays into 1999, this was abandoned in favour of more traditional signalling.

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The pilot aborted the takeoff and the aircraft overran the runway by 700 ft.

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During the subsequent eight-year-long delay in the start of commercial production, the project significantly overran its budgeted cost.

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The aircraft overran the runway by 160 m, and sustained some damage in the process.

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The four-car train overran the station platform and struck an unoccupied train that was awaiting assignment.

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However, vegetation apparently overran such connecting trail because it is no longer visible.

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When the men saw their leader make this desperate attack they followed him and overran the position.

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