overtook in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overtook in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. overtake (pass):

overtake vehicle: Brit

dépasser, doubler inf

overtake person:

dépasser

2. overtake (catch up with):

overtake

rattraper

3. overtake fig:

overtake disaster, change, misfortune: project, country

frapper

overtake fear, surprise: person

saisir

overtake storm: person

surprendre

he was overtaken by or with fear

il fut saisi par la peur

utter weariness overtook me

un complet abattement s'est emparé de moi form

to be overtaken by events

être pris de vitesse

4. overtake (take the lead over) fig:

overtake team, economy

dépasser

5. overtake (supplant):

overtake problem, question:

prendre le pas sur

his fear was overtaken by embarrassment

sa peur faisait place à de la gêne

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

overtake vehicle:

dépasser, doubler inf

overtake person:

dépasser

‘no overtaking’

‘dépassement interdit’

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to overtake on the outside (in UK and Australia)

doubler sur la droite

to overtake on the outside (in US and Europe)

doubler sur la gauche

to overtake on the inside (in Europe, US etc)

doubler à droite

to overtake on the inside (in GB, Australia etc)

doubler à gauche

we overtook him 20 km back

nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km

Translations for overtook in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

en France le dépassement se fait à gauche

you overtake Brit ou pass Am on the left in France

faire ou effectuer un dépassement dans un virage

to overtake Brit ou pass Am on a bend

coiffer qn au poteau lit, fig

to overtake sb at the finishing line Brit

dépasser concurrent, véhicule, automobiliste:

to overtake Brit

il a dépassé le tracteur dans un virage

he overtook Brit ou passed Am the tractor on a bend

se dépasser

to overtake each other

il est dangereux de doubler dans les virages

it's dangerous to overtake Brit ou pass Am on bends

doubler un véhicule à droite/gauche

to overtake Brit ou pass Am a vehicle on the right/left

effectuer une manœuvre de dépassement

to overtake Brit

prendre le pas sur qc/qn

to overtake sth/sb

overtook in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overtook in the English»French Dictionary

I.overtake irreg VB trans

1. overtake (go past, become greater):

overtake a car, a country, a competitor

dépasser

2. overtake (exceed):

overtake an amount, a level

dépasser

3. overtake (happen):

overtake

rattraper

to be overtaken by fate

être frappé par le sort

to be overtaken by events

être rattrapé par les événements

to be overtaken by grief

être pris de chagrin

to overtake sb

s'emparer de qn

II.overtake irreg VB intr

overtake

dépasser

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to overtake on the outside

dépasser à droite

to overtake on the outside Am

dépasser à gauche

to overtake on the inside Brit, Aus

dépasser à gauche

Translations for overtook in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

dépasser

to overtake Brit

dépasser

to overtake Brit

doubler véhicule

to overtake Brit

gagner qc incendie, épidémie

to overtake sth

overtook Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to overtake sb

s'emparer de qn

to overtake on the inside Brit, Aus

dépasser à gauche

to overtake on the outside

dépasser à droite

to overtake on the outside Am

dépasser à gauche

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, events overtook this project and it was canceled.

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Cannon co-existed with throwing-machines until the mid-15th century, when they overtook the latter in terms of destructive power.

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In mid-2004 mobile telephones overtook fixed lines in service for the first time.

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After about an hour or so, one of these parties overtook the villistas in a very narrow ravine.

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