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1 overtake
∎ he overtook all the other runners il a dépassé tous les autres coureurs;∎ France has overtaken Spain as the main exporter of these products la France a supplanté l'Espagne au rang de premier exportateur de ces produits∎ overtaken by events dépassé par les événements;∎ catastrophe overtook the community la catastrophe a frappé ou s'est abattue sur la communauté;∎ overtaken by or with panic pris de panique;∎ their plans/we were overtaken by fate le sort s'est joué de leurs projets/nous -
2 overtake
overtake [‚əʊvəˈteɪk]* * *[ˌəʊvə'teɪk] 1.1) ( pass) [vehicle, person] dépasser2) fig [disaster] frapper [project, country]; [storm] surprendre [person]2.intransitive verb GB dépasser‘no overtaking’ — ‘dépassement interdit’
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3 overtake
A vtr2 ( catch up with) rattraper ;3 fig [disaster, change, misfortune] frapper [project, country] ; [fear, surprise] saisir [person] ; [storm] surprendre [person] ; he was overtaken by ou with fear il fut saisi par la peur ; utter weariness overtook me un complet abattement s'est emparé de moi fml ; to be overtaken by events être pris de vitesse ;5 ( supplant) [problem, question] prendre le pas sur ; his fear was overtaken by embarrassment sa peur faisait place à de la gêne.B vi GB [vehicle] dépasser, doubler ○ ; [person] dépasser ; ‘no overtaking’ ‘dépassement interdit’.
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