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∎ the enemy troops overran the country les troupes ennemies ont envahi le pays;∎ the garden is overrun with weeds le jardin est envahi par les mauvaises herbes;∎ the building was overrun by rats l'immeuble était infesté de rats;∎ the streets were overrun by holidaymakers les rues étaient envahies par les vacanciers(b) (exceed → time limit) dépasser;∎ the programme overran the allotted time by ten minutes l'émission a dépassé de dix minutes le temps qui lui était imparti(c) (overshoot) dépasser, aller au-delà de;∎ the plane overran the runway l'avion a dépassé le bout de la piste d'atterrissage;∎ Railways to overrun a signal brûler un signal(d) Typography (word, sentence → over line) reporter à la ligne suivante; (→ over page) reporter à la page suivante[‚əʊvə'rʌn] (programme, speech) dépasser le temps alloué ou imparti; (meeting) dépasser l'heure prévue;∎ the speech overran by ten minutes le discours a duré dix minutes de plus que prévu(a) (in time, space) dépassement m;∎ Commerce (cost) overruns dépassement m du coût estimé -
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overrun [‚əʊvəˈrʌn]• to overrun (by ten minutes) [speaker] dépasser le temps imparti (de dix minutes) ; [programme, concert] dépasser l'heure prévue (de dix minutes)* * *1. ['əʊvərʌn]noun Finance dépassement m (of de)2. [ˌəʊvə'rʌn]cost overrun — dépassement m du budget, surcoût m
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2 ( exceed) dépasser [time, budget] ;C vi [conference, activity, performer] 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. -
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present participle - overrunning; verb1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) envahir, occuper2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) dépasser le temps alloué
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Overrun — O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overrun — O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overran — Overrun O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overrun — [ō΄vər run′; ] also, and for n.always, [ō′vər run΄] vt. overran, overrun, overrunning 1. to run or spread out over so as to cover 2. to infest or swarm over, as vermin, or rove over and ravage, as an invading army 3. to invade, defeat, or conquer … English World dictionary
overrun — ► VERB (overrunning; past overran; past part. overrun) 1) spread over or occupy in large numbers. 2) move or extend over or beyond. 3) exceed (an expected or allowed time or cost) … English terms dictionary
Overrun — O ver*run , v. i. 1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess. [1913 Webster] Despised and trodden down of all that overran. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overrun — (v.) O.E. oferyrnan; see OVER (Cf. over) + RUN (Cf. run). Related: Overran; overrunning … Etymology dictionary
overrun — In the context of project financing, the amount of capital expenditures or funding above the original estimate to complete the project. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. overrun o‧ver‧run 1 [ˈəʊvərʌn ǁ ˈoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. also cost… … Financial and business terms
overrun — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)rʌ̱n[/t]] overruns, overrunning, overran also over run 1) VERB If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. [V n] A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the… … English dictionary
overrun — v. /oh veuhr run /; n. /oh veuhr run /, v., overran, overrun, overrunning, n. v.t. 1. to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 2. to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, esp … Universalium
overrun — o|ver|run1 [ˌəuvəˈrʌn US ˌou ] v past tense overran [ ˈræn] past participle overrun present participle overrunning 1.) [T usually passive] if unwanted things or people overrun a place, they spread over it in great numbers be overrun by/with sth ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English