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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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English
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I. sovrapposto [sovrapˈposto] VB pp

sovrapposto → sovrapporre

II. sovrapposto [sovrapˈposto] ADJ

sovrapposto disegni:

sovrapposto
superimposed
le tegole sono parzialmente sovrapposte
the tiles overlap (each other)

I. sovrapporre [sovrapˈporre] VB trans

1. sovrapporre disegni, forme:

sovrapporre (collocare uno sull'altro)
to superimpose
sovrapporre (parzialmente)
to overlap
sovrapporre due fogli di carta
to lay two sheets one upon the other

2. sovrapporre (anteporre):

sovrapporre fig
to put [sth] before
sovrapporre fig
to prefer
sovrapporre la propria volontà alla scelta altrui
to force one's will on other people's choices

II. sovrapporsi VB refl

1. sovrapporsi:

sovrapporsi (combaciare) disegni, forme:
to be superimposed
sovrapporsi (parzialmente) bordi, orli:
to overlap
le due immagini si sovrappongono perfettamente
the two images match perfectly when laid on top of each other

2. sovrapporsi (presentarsi insieme) fig:

sovrapporsi problemi:
to overlap

3. sovrapporsi (imporsi):

sovrapporsi rumore, suono:
to drown (out)
il rumore si sovrappone alle voci
the noise drowns out the voices
English
English
Italian
Italian
clinker-built
a fasciame sovrapposto
the tiles overlap each other
le tegole sono parzialmente sovrapposte (l'una sull'altra)
the tiles overlap
le tegole sono parzialmente sovrapposte

in the PONS Dictionary

ho sovrapposto due tessuti l'uno all'altro
I placed two fabrics on top of each other

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ho sovrapposto due tessuti l'uno all'altro
I placed two fabrics on top of each other

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Le femmine occupano luoghi comuni di nidificazione dove i nidi si sovrappongono.
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Il kit di manutenzione dell'arma contiene anche un mirino speciale per l'uso antiaereo, che deve essere sovrapposto a quello esistente sull'arma.
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Un recente affresco si è sovrapposto a quello originario.
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Ma col tempo, sacer e sanctus si sovrappongono.
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I campionati europei del 2008 sono stati disputati in marzo per non sovrapporre la preparazione con quella olimpica.
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