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1 ■ go over
■ go overA v. i. + avv.1 andare ( attraversando un fiume, un lago, il mare); passare ( anche fig.); passare di là (o sopra); ( sport) fare un salto: He's gone over to England, è andato in Inghilterra; He went over from the Conservatives to the Liberals, è passato dai conservatori ai liberali2 avvicinarsi; accostarsi: The traffic warden went over to the children to help them cross the road, il vigile si è avvicinato ai bambini per aiutarli ad attraversare la strada3 andare a trovare; fare un salto (da): Let's go over to our neighbours'!, facciamo un salto dai vicini!4 fare una o più giravolte; rovesciarsi: The lorry went over twice before stopping against a tree, il camion fece due giravolte prima di arrestarsi contro un albero; Don't rock the boat, or it will go over!, non scuotere la barca, se no si rovescia!5 essere accolto ( di solito, bene); piacere (impers.): How did the chairman's speech go over?, com'è stato accolto il discorso del presidente?6 ( radio, TV, ecc.) collegarsi: And now let's go over to the scene of the accident!, e adesso colleghiamoci con il luogo dell'incidente!B v. i. + prep.1 andare (o passare) al di là (o al di sopra) di; valicare; superare; saltare: to go over a mountain pass, valicare un passo tra i monti; ( sport) to go over a hurdle, superare un ostacolo2 esaminare a fondo; controllare, ispezionare (accuratamente); perquisire; ( di un medico) visitare: to go over the ground, ispezionare bene il terreno; (fig.) esaminare tutte le circostanze; to go over the company books, controllare i libri contabili dell'azienda; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- We really need to sit down and go over the figures for next year's budget, abbiamo davvero bisogno di sederci a tavolino e controllare le cifre del budget per l'anno prossimo3 rimettere in sesto ( un apparecchio); (autom.) lavare e pulire ( un veicolo); dare una ripassata a ( un motore)4 ripassare; ripetere; esercitarsi in; (teatr.) provare ( una scena): to go over one's lesson, ripassare (o ripetere) la lezione5 considerare attentamente; riflettere bene su: We've gone over your proposal, abbiamo riflettuto bene sulla vostra proposta6 superare; eccedere: to go over a limit, superare un limite □ (fam.) to go over the top, farne una delle grosse.
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