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1 overtake
[ˌəʊvə'teɪk]he was overtaken by o with fear è stato assalito dalla paura; to be overtaken by events — essere sopraffatto dagli eventi
* * *[əuvə'teik]past tense - overtook; verb(to pass (a car etc) while driving etc: He overtook a police-car.) sorpassare* * *[ˌəʊvə'teɪk]he was overtaken by o with fear è stato assalito dalla paura; to be overtaken by events — essere sopraffatto dagli eventi
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2 (to) overtake
(to) overtake /əʊvəˈteɪk/1 raggiungere; oltrepassare; sorpassare: A sports car overtook us on a bend, una macchina sportiva ci ha sorpassato in curva2 cogliere di sorpresa; sorprendere: We were overtaken by nightfall, siamo stati sorpresi dalle tenebre● (autom.) to overtake on the outside, sorpassare all'esterno. -
3 (to) overtake
(to) overtake /əʊvəˈteɪk/1 raggiungere; oltrepassare; sorpassare: A sports car overtook us on a bend, una macchina sportiva ci ha sorpassato in curva2 cogliere di sorpresa; sorprendere: We were overtaken by nightfall, siamo stati sorpresi dalle tenebre● (autom.) to overtake on the outside, sorpassare all'esterno. -
4 overtake over·take
[ˌəʊvə'teɪk] [ˌəʊvə'tʊk] [ˌəʊvə'teɪk(ə)n] overtook pt overtaken pp1. vt(catch up) raggiungere, (pass) superare2. vi -
5 ♦ event
♦ event /ɪˈvɛnt/n.1 avvenimento; fatto; evento: the events of the day before, gli avvenimenti del giorno prima, quello che era accaduto il giorno prima; a rare event, un avvenimento insolito; The film is based on a real event, il film si basa su un fatto vero; We were overtaken by events, siamo stati superati dagli eventi2 (al pl.) eventi; situazione (sing.); (le) cose: in the natural course of events, nell'ordine naturale delle cose; Suddenly events began to move very fast, di colpo la situazione prese un andamento precipitoso; to await events, aspettare gli eventi; vedere come si mettono le cose3 avvenimento (importante); evento: annual event, avvenimento che ha luogo ogni anno; evento annuale; The coronation was the chief event of the year, l'incoronazione fu l'avvenimento più importante dell'anno4 eventualità; caso: in the event of, nell'eventualità di; in caso di: In the event of the President's death, the Vice President succeeds, nell'eventualità della morte del Presidente, subentra il Vicepresidente; in the event of an accident, in caso di incidente; nell'eventualità di un incidente; in the event of his not coming, nell'eventualità ch'egli non venga; in that event, in quel caso; in any event (o at all events) in ogni caso; in either event, in entrambi i casi5 ( sport) avvenimento sportivo; competizione; gara; prova: track events, gare su pista: golfing events, gare di golf● (comput.) event-driven, guidato dagli eventi □ (astron.) event horizon, orizzonte degli eventi □ (stat.) double event, evento duplice □ (equit.) three-day event, completo.
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