📏overreach (ôvèrritch)

verb
/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/
dépassement de soi (depassment de soi)

Signification

to go beyond what is proper, acceptable, or achievable; to overextend
Traduction de la signification
aller au-delà de ce qui est approprié, acceptable ou réalisable ; exagérer
aller au-dela de ce qui est approprie, acceptable ou realisable; exagerer

Phrases d'exemple

The politician overreached by making promises he couldn't keep.

Le politicien a dépassé les limites en faisant des promesses qu'il n'a pas pu tenir.
Le politicien a depasse les limites en faisant des promesses quil n'a pas pu tenir.

Expressions d'exemple

overreach oneself
se surcharger
se surcharger

Synonymes

exceed, overextend, overdo, transgress, surpass

Antonymes

limit, restrain, underdo

Collocations

political overreach, overreach of power, overreach oneself, corporate overreach

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