overall

o·ver·all

 (ō′vər-ôl′)

adj.

1. From one end to the other: the overall length of the house.

2. Including everything; comprehensive: the overall costs of medical care.

3. Regarded as a whole; general: My overall impression was favorable.

adv. (ō′vər-ôl′)

On the whole; generally: enjoyed the performance overall.

n.

1. Chiefly British A loose-fitting protective outer garment; a smock.

2. overalls Loose-fitting pants, usually of strong fabric, with a bib front and shoulder straps, often worn over regular clothing as protection from dirt.

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overall

adj (prenominal)

1. from one end to the other

2. including or covering everything: the overall cost.

adv

in general; on the whole

n

(Clothing & Fashion) Brit a protective work garment usually worn over ordinary clothes

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o•ver•all

(adv. ˈoʊ vərˈɔl; adj., n. ˈoʊ vərˌɔl)

adv., adj.

1. from one end or limit to the other.

2. covering or including everything.

n.

3. overalls, (used with a pl. v.)

a. loose, sturdy trousers, usu. having a bib with attached shoulder straps, orig. worn over other trousers to protect them while working.

b. long waterproof leggings.

4. Brit. a smock or loose-fitting housedress.

[before 1000; Middle English overal (adv.), Old English ofer eal]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overall - (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) work-clothes, work-clothing - clothing worn for doing manual labor
	2.	overall - a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work boilers suit, boilersuit coverall - a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Adj.	1.	overall - involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
	2.	overall - including everything; "the overall cost" gross - before any deductions; "gross income"

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overall

adjective

1. total, full, whole, general, complete, long-term, entire, global, comprehensive, gross, blanket, umbrella, long-range, inclusive, all-embracing, overarching Cut down your overall intake of calories.

adverb

1. in general, generally, mostly, all things considered, on average, in (the) large, on the whole, predominantly, in the main, in the long term, by and large, all in all, on balance, generally speaking, taking everything into consideration Overall, I was disappointed with the result.

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overall

adjective

Covering a wide scope:

all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread.

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Translations

الشّامِل، الكامِلثِياب العَمَل فَوْق الثِّياب العادِيَّهعُمُوماًكُلّي، شامِل

vcelku

genereltkittel

insgesamtOverallGesamt-..

γενικά

en totalgeneralmonooveroltotal

kaiken kaikkiaan

blouseentierglobalementtotalau total

Sve u svemu

össz-

heildar-í heild sinnivinnusloppur; samfestingur

blusacamicecomplessivamentecomplessivogrembiule

全体的に

전반적으로

darbinis chalatasspecdrabužiai

kopējs, vispārējskopumā, visumāvirsvalks

in totaal

ermeforklekittelsamlet

ogólnie

globalmente

в целом

pracovný plášť

celotendelovna obleka

totalt sett

โดยรวมๆ

geneldetoplamtulumtümtüm olarak

toàn bộ

总的来说罩衫大体上总的

overall

¹

A. [ˈəʊvərɔːl] ADJ [study, view] → de conjunto, global; [width, length, cost] → total
overall dimensions (Aut) → dimensiones fpl exteriores
what was your overall impression? → ¿cuál fue tu impresión general?

B. [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl] ADV → en conjunto, en su totalidad
overall, we are well pleased → en términos generales estamos muy contentos

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overall

² [ˈəʊvərɔːl] N

1. (esp Brit) (= protective overcoat) → guardapolvo m, bata f

2. overalls (Brit) (= boiler suit) → mono msing (Sp), overol msing (LAm) (US) (= dungarees) → peto msing (Sp), overol msing (LAm), mameluco m (S. Cone)

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overall

[ˌəʊvərˈɔːl]

adj

[cost, length, rise, amount] → total(e)

[impression] → d'ensemble

[ˈəʊvərɔːl] n

(British) → blouse f

[ˌəʊvərˈɔːl] adv

(= taken all together) → dans l'ensemble
My results were quite good overall → Mes résultats étaient assez bons dans l'ensemble.
Overall I was disappointed → Dans l'ensemble, j'ai été déçu.

(= in total) → en tout
What will it cost overall? → Combien ça coûtera en tout? overalls

[ˈəʊvərɔːlz] npl → bleu m de travailoverall majority n → majorité absolueover-anxious overanxious [ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs] adj → trop anxieux/euse

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overall

¹

adj

→ gesamt, Gesamt-; overall width/length → Gesamtbreite f → /-länge f; overall dimensions (Aut) → Außenmaße pl; overall direction → Gesamtleitung f; overall majority → absolute Mehrheit; overall winner → Gesamtsieger(in) m(f); he is the overall leader (Sport) → er führt in der Gesamtwertung; Labour gained overall control → Labour erlangte die vollständige Kontrolle

(= general) → allgemein; there’s been an overall improvement recently in his work/health → sein Gesundheitszustand hat sich/seine Leistungen haben sich in letzter Zeit allgemein verbessert; the overall effect of this was to … → dies hatte das Endergebnis, dass …

adv

→ insgesamt; what does it measure overall? → wie sind die Gesamtmaße?; he came second overall (Sport) → er belegte in der Gesamtwertung den zweiten Platz

(= in general, on the whole) → im Großen und Ganzen

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overall

²

n (Brit) → Kittel m; (for women also) → Kittelschürze f; (for children) → Kittelchen nt

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overall

[ˌəʊvərˈɔːl]

1. adj (improvement) → generale; (width, length) → totale
overall dimensions (Aut) → ingombro
overall placings (Sport) → classifica generale

2. adv → nell'insieme, complessivamente

3. n (Brit) → camice m

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overall

(ˈəuvəroːl) noun

a garment worn over ordinary clothes to protect them from dirt etc. She wears an overall when cleaning the house. oorpak, oorrok ثِياب العَمَل فَوْق الثِّياب العادِيَّه престилка avental pracovní plášť der Overall kittel ποδιά, φόρμα εργασίαςguardapolvo, bata kittel روپوش haalari blouse חֲלוּק-עֲבוֹדָה धूल से बचने के लिए सामान्य कपड़े के ऊपर कुछ पहन लेना kombinezon köpeny pakaian kerja vinnusloppur; samfestingur grembiule 上っ張り 오버올, 작업복 darbinis chalatas virsvalks baju luar overallkittel, ermeforkle kitel سرتاسر، بالاپوش aventalхалат pracovný plášť delovna halja radni mantil skydds-, städrock เสื้อคลุมที่สวมเพื่อกันเปื้อน tulum 罩衫 робочий халат; спецодяг کام کے وقت پہننے کا کپڑا áo khoác làm việc 罩衫

adjective

complete, including everything. What is the overall cost of the scheme? totale كُلّي، شامِل общ total úhrnný, celkový Gesamt-.. samlet συνολικόςtotal üld-, kogu- کلی kokonais- totalכולל सम्पूर्णत: ukupan össz- keseluruhan heildar- totale 全部の 끝에서 끝까지의 bendras kopējs, vispārējs keseluruhan totaalsamlet, total-, helhets-całkowity ټول total total, global полный, общий celkový celoten ukupan total ทั้งหมด tüm, toplam 總的 повний; всеосяжний مجموعي tổng thể 总的

(ouvərˈoːl) adverb

(also over all) complete, including everything. What will the scheme cost overall? in totaal, totale الشّامِل، الكامِل общо no total celkem insgesamt samlet συνολικάen total ühtekokku کلاً yhteensä au totalכולל कुल sveukupan összesen seluruhnya í heild sinni in tutto 全部で 전부의 iš viso kopumā, visumā keseluruhan in totaalsamlet, totalt w sumie په ټوليز توګه no total în total в целом, вообще celkom v celoti ukupno totalt [sett] ทั้งหมด tüm olarak 總的來說，大體上 повністю مجموعي طور پر nói chung 总的来说，大体上

ˈoveralls noun plural

a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc. The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow. werkpak بَدْلَة العَمَل فوق الثِّياب комбинезон macacão kombinéza die Arbeitshose overall; smækbukser φόρμα εργασίαςmono tunked لباس کار haalari salopetteסרבל ऊपरी वस्त्र, ओवरआल kombinezon, radno odijelo szerelőruha pakaian kerja (vinnu)samfestingur/-sloppur tuta da lavoro オーバーオール 오버올 작업복 kombinezonas, specdrabužiai kombinezons baju monyet overallarbeidsklær, kjeledress, overallkombinezon د كار كالى macacão salopetă комбинезон kombinéza pajac kombinezon överdragskläder, overall เสื้อคลุมกันเปื้อน işçi tulumu 連身工作服 широкі робочі штани کام کرتے وقت کپڑوں کے اوپر پہناجانے والا لبادہ quần chật ống của sĩ quan 工装裤

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overall

→ عُمُوماً vcelku generelt insgesamt γενικά general kaiken kaikkiaan globalement Sve u svemu complessivamente 全体的に 전반적으로 in totaal samlet ogólnie globalmente в целом totalt sett โดยรวมๆ genelde toàn bộ 总的来说

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