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overcharge [‚əʊvəˈt∫α:dʒ]* * *[ˌəʊvə'tʃɑːdʒ] 1.transitive verb faire payer trop cher à2.they overcharged him by £10 — ils lui ont fait payer 10 livres de trop
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A vtr1 ( in money) faire payer trop cher à ; they overcharged him ils lui ont fait payer trop cher ; they overcharged him by £10 ils lui ont fait payer 10 livres de trop ; they overcharged him for it ils le lui ont fait payer au prix fort ;2 Elec surcharger.B vi faire payer au prix fort. -
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overcharge [‚əʊvə'tʃɑ:dʒ]∎ I've been overcharged! on m'a fait payer trop cher!;∎ they overcharged me for the coffee ils m'ont fait payer le café trop cher;∎ they overcharged me for the repair ils m'ont pris trop cher pour la réparation∎ the painting was overcharged with detail le tableau était surchargé de détailsfaire payer trop cher;∎ they overcharged for the tomatoes ils ont fait payer les tomates trop cher -
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1.Adm., Comm. surfacturation; trop-perçu2.to overcharge surfacturer; facturer un prix excessif; fam. gonfler les prixEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > overcharge
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∎ they overcharged me for the repair ils m'ont pris trop cher pour la réparationfaire payer trop cher -
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(to charge too much: I have been overcharged for these goods.) faire payer trop cher -
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8 fleece
fleece [fli:s]1. nouna. [of sheep] toison fb. ( = jacket) polaire f* * *[fliːs] 1.1) ( on animal) toison f2) Textiles molleton m; ( for sportswear) laine f polaire3) ( garment) (vêtement m en laine) polaire f2.(colloq) transitive verb ( overcharge) estamper (colloq); ( swindle) plumer (colloq) -
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A n1 ( tool) gouge f ;2 ( scratch) rainure f.B vtr1 ( dig) creuser [hole] (in dans) ;2 ○ US ( overcharge) estamper ○.■ gouge out:▶ gouge out [sth], gouge [sth] out creuser [pattern] ; enlever [bad bit] ; to gouge sb's eyes out arracher les yeux à qn. -
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A n2 ○ GB ( condition) to be in good/bad nick [car, machine, carpet etc] être en bon/mauvais état ; [person] être/ne pas être en forme ;B vtr2 ○ GB ( steal) piquer ○, voler ;3 ○ GB ( arrest) pincer ○, arrêter ; he got nicked (for speeding) il s'est fait pincer ○ (pour excès de vitesse) ;4 ○ US ( strike) donner un coup léger à ;5 ◑ US (cheat, overcharge) arnaquer ◑ ;just in the nick of time juste à temps.■ nick off ○ GB se tailler ○, s'enfuir. -
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∎ he ripped the envelope open il déchira l'enveloppe;∎ to rip sth to shreds or to pieces (garment, letter) mettre qch en morceaux ou en lambeaux; figurative (criticize) éreinter∎ she ripped the book from my hands elle m'arracha le livre des mains∎ she ripped him for all he had elle lui a piqué tout ce qu'il avait∎ a motorbike ripped past une moto est passée à toute allure□ ;∎ old-fashioned let it rip! (accelerate) appuie sur le champignon!∎ now they're gone we can really let rip maintenant qu'ils sont partis, on va pouvoir s'éclater;∎ to let rip at sb se mettre en pétard contre qn;∎ old-fashioned let it rip! (go ahead) vas-y!□3 noun(b) (ocean current) zone f de forts courantsdéchirer; figurative éreinter, mettre en piècesse déchirer(a) (tear off) arracher;∎ the binding had been ripped off the book la reliure du livre avait été arrachée∎ they rip off tourists ils arnaquent les touristes∎ they ripped off a bank ils ont braqué une banque;∎ my wallet was ripped off je me suis fait faucher mon portefeuille;∎ he ripped off our idea il nous a piqué notre idéearracher∎ the explosion ripped through the building (shook the building) le choc de l'explosion a ébranlé tout le bâtiment; (gutted the building) l'explosion a éventré le bâtiment;∎ the fire ripped through the town le feu s'est rapidement propagé dans toute la ville;∎ figurative we ripped through the work in no time on a expédié le travail en un rien de temps(paper, cloth) déchirer (violemment), mettre en pièces; (road surface, street) éventrer
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overcharge — o‧ver‧charge [ˌəʊvəˈtʆɑːdʒ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈtʆɑːrdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to charge someone too much money for something: • Divorce lawyers often overcharge women clients. overcharge (somebody) for something • The company overcharged… … Financial and business terms
overcharge — index exploitation, overdraw, premium (excess value), surcharge, usury Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Overcharge — O ver*charge , v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge}, {Surcharge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill too full; to crowd. [1913 Webster] Our language is overcharged with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overcharge — O ver*charge , n. [Cf. {Supercargo}, {Supercharge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An excessive load or burden. [1913 Webster] 2. An excessive charge in an account. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overcharge — O ver*charge , v. i. To make excessive charges. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overcharge — (v.) c.1300, to overload, overburden, from OVER (Cf. over) + CHARGE (Cf. charge). Meaning to charge someone too much money is from 1660s. Related: Overcharged; overcharging … Etymology dictionary
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overcharge — [ō΄vər chärj′; ] also, and for n.always, [ō′vər chärj΄] vt., vi. overcharged, overcharging 1. to charge too high a price (to) 2. to overload or fill too full 3. to exaggerate n. 1. an excessive charge 2 … English World dictionary
Overcharge — For other uses, see Overcharging (disambiguation). Overcharge is an economic term that refers to the difference between an observed market price and a price that would have been observed in the absence of collusion. The latter is often called a… … Wikipedia
overcharge — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈtʃɑː(r)dʒ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑrdʒ] verb Word forms overcharge : present tense I/you/we/they overcharge he/she/it overcharges present participle overcharging past tense overcharged past participle overcharged 1) [intransitive/transitive] … English dictionary
overcharge — Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to charge too much or too fully 2. to fill too full 3. exaggerate, overdraw intransitive verb to make an excessive charge • overcharge noun … New Collegiate Dictionary