overrun

overrun
overrun(pt overran [{{t}}-'ræn], pp overrun, cont overrunning)
1 transitive verb [{{t}}‚əʊvə'rʌn]
(a) (invade) envahir;
the enemy troops overran the country les troupes ennemies ont envahi le pays;
the garden is overrun with weeds le jardin est envahi par les mauvaises herbes;
the building was overrun by rats l'immeuble était infesté de rats;
the streets were overrun by holidaymakers les rues étaient envahies par les vacanciers
(b) (exceed → time limit) dépasser;
the programme overran the allotted time by ten minutes l'émission a dépassé de dix minutes le temps qui lui était imparti
(c) (overshoot) dépasser, aller au-delà de;
the plane overran the runway l'avion a dépassé le bout de la piste d'atterrissage;
{{}}Railways{{}} to overrun a signal brûler un signal
(d) {{}}Typography{{}} (word, sentence → over line) reporter à la ligne suivante; (→ over page) reporter à la page suivante
2 intransitive verb
[{{t}}‚əʊvə'rʌn] (programme, speech) dépasser le temps alloué ou imparti; (meeting) dépasser l'heure prévue;
the speech overran by ten minutes le discours a duré dix minutes de plus que prévu
3 noun [{{t}}'əʊvərʌn]
(a) (in time, space) dépassement m;
{{}}Commerce{{}} (cost) overruns dépassement m du coût estimé
(b) {{}}Typography{{}} (at end of line) chasse f; (at end of page) report m, ligne(s) f(pl) à reporter
(c) {{}}Industry{{}} (in production) excédent m, surplus m

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