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1 overtaking
overtaking [‚əʊvə'teɪkɪŋ]∎ no overtaking (sign) interdiction de dépasser►► overtaking lane (when driving on right) voie f de gauche; (when driving on left) voie f de droite -
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 passing
passing [ˈpα:sɪŋ]1. adjectivea. ( = moving by) [person, car] qui passe (or passait etc)b. ( = brief) passager• a passing interest in sth/sb un intérêt passager pour qch/qn2. nounb. (in car) ( = overtaking) dépassement mc. ( = death) décès m* * *['pɑːsɪŋ], US ['pæs-] 1.1) ( movement) passage m2) ( end) fin f2.1) ( going by) [motorist, policeman] qui passe2) [whim] passager/-ère3) ( cursory) [reference] en passant inv4) ( vague) [resemblance] vague (before n) -
4 judg(e)ment
1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) jugement2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) jugement3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) jugement4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) (à mon) avis -
5 judg(e)ment
1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) jugement2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) jugement3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) jugement4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) (à mon) avis -
6 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’. -
7 passing
passing ['pɑ:sɪŋ](a) (going by) qui passe;∎ she watched the passing crowd elle regardait la foule qui passait;∎ she flagged down a passing car elle a fait signe à une voiture qui passait de s'arrêter;∎ with each passing day he grew more worried son inquiétude croissait de jour en jour;∎ literary the passing hour l'heure f fugitive(b) (fancy, infatuation) éphémère, passager;∎ a passing whim un caprice passager;∎ he didn't give her absence a passing thought c'est tout juste s'il a remarqué son absence, il a à peine remarqué son absence;∎ he made only a passing reference to her absence il a fait mention de son absence en passant∎ to have a passing acquaintance with sb connaître qn de vue;∎ to bear a passing resemblance to sb ressembler vaguement à qn2 noun∎ with the passing of time avec le temps(c) (approval → of bill, resolution) adoption f; (→ of law) vote m; Finance & Commerce (→ of accounts) approbation f; Finance (→ of dividend) passation f∎ he is renowned for his passing il est célèbre pour (la qualité de) ses passes;∎ his passing of the ball is excellent ses passes sont excellentes3 adverbarchaic fort, extrêmement;∎ passing fair de toute beautéen passant;∎ I'd like to say in passing… …soit dit en passant►► literary passing bell glas m;passing customer client(e) m,f de passage;American passing lane voie f de dépassement;passing place Cars (on narrow road) aire f de croisement; (in general) endroit m pour doubler; Railways voie f d'évitement ou de dédoublement;passing shot (in tennis) passing-shot m;Commerce passing trade clients mpl ou clientèle f de passage
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overtaking — noun Overtaking is used before these nouns: ↑lane … Collocations dictionary
overtaking lane — /ˈoʊvəteɪkɪŋ leɪn/ (say ohvuhtayking layn) noun the outside lane on a road which has more than one lane, to be used only for overtaking …
overtaking and passing — A manipulation of a motor vehicle whereby, upon coming up behind another vehicle, the former is turned into another lane of traffic, preferably a lane to the inside of the other vehicle, and additional motive power applied to enable the one… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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overtaking — The action of your passing a vehicle which is going in the same direction you are … Dictionary of automotive terms
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