overtakes in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for overtakes in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. overtake (pass) Brit:

overtake vehicle:

superare, sorpassare

overtake person:

superare, passare

2. overtake (catch up with):

overtake

raggiungere

3. overtake fig:

overtake disaster, change, misfortune: project, country

sconvolgere

overtake fear, surprise: person

assalire

overtake storm: person

sorprendere

he was overtaken by or with fear

è stato assalito dalla paura

utter weariness overtook me

un'estrema stanchezza si è impadronita di me

to be overtaken by events

essere sopraffatto dagli eventi

4. overtake (take the lead over) fig:

overtake team, economy

passare davanti a

5. overtake (supplant):

overtake problem, question:

prendere il posto di

his fear was overtaken by embarrassment

la sua paura ha lasciato il posto all'imbarazzo

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

overtake vehicle:

superare, sorpassare

overtake person:

passare

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to overtake on the outside (in GB, Australia etc.)

sorpassare a destra

to overtake on the outside (in US, Europe etc.)

sorpassare a sinistra

Translations for overtakes in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

effettuare un sorpasso

to overtake, to pass

sorpassare

to overtake

è pericoloso sorpassare in curva

it's dangerous to overtake on bends

sopraggiungere

to overtake

bruciare or superare qn sul traguardo

to overtake sb at the finishing line

effettuare un sorpasso

to overtake Brit

assalire paura, sorpresa:

to overtake

effettuare una manovra di sorpasso

to overtake Brit

sorprendere temporale: persona

to overtake

overtakes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overtakes in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.overtake [ˌoʊ·vɚ·ˈteɪk] irreg VB trans

1. overtake AUTO:

overtake

sorpassare

events have overtaken us

gli eventi ci hanno sopraffatti

2. overtake in contest:

overtake

superare

II.overtake [ˌoʊ·vɚ·ˈteɪk] irreg VB intr

overtake

sorpassare