overtake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overtake 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’

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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

Translations for overtake 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

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

dépasser concurrent, véhicule, automobiliste:

to overtake Brit

se dépasser

to overtake each other

prendre le pas sur qc/qn

to overtake sth/sb

overtake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overtake 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 overtake 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

overtake 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

No more, but stay not for any business and come to overtake us.

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In 1905, the library was overtaken by the city.

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It exhibits rapid growth initially, but is eventually overtaken and replaced by other trees as the forest matures.

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They are overtaken by the same lighted ship as the first pilots.

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Jack starts to develop cabin fever, and the sinister ghosts of the hotel gradually begin to overtake him, making him increasingly unstable.

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If anyone falls behind or is overtaken and passed, without regaining the distance, after ten seconds they lose.

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The system became overtaken by the front and subsequently lost its status as a tropical system.

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The deltoid spurge grows in a heavily populated county which has been overtaken by urban development.

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By the late 1850s, the ambrotype was overtaking the daguerreotype in popularity.

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