overrun in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overrun 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 overrun in the French»English Dictionary

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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)

overrun in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overrun 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

overrun 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

Three types of explanation for cost overrun exist: technical, psychological, and political-economic.

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Cost overruns due to higher-than-estimated land acquisition costs caused delays as the project was revised to save money.

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Plans were to fully open the site to the public in 2009, but cost overruns delayed the opening.

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From this distribution, a cost value can be selected that has the desired probability of having a cost underrun or cost overrun.

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He was credited with saving the 100-man team from being overrun twice.

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Cost overrun is common in infrastructure, building, and technology projects.

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The zombies too are moving toward the bunker to overrun it.

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Overall, about 20% of the local marshes were permanently overrun by water as a result of the storm.

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However, only six months after opening, the complex ran into financial troubles due to construction cost overruns.

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The guards on duty were quickly overrun and locked into cells.

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