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o·ver·man (

r-m

1. A person having authority over others, especially an overseer or a shift supervisor.

2. (

r-m

) See superman.

tr.v. (

r-m

) o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning, o·ver·mans

To provide with more personnel than necessary.

[N., sense 2, translation of German Übermensch : über, over, higher + Mensch, man.]

Translations

overmanned [ˌəʊvə^rˈmænd] adj (= overstaffed) [factory] → en sureffectif
Many factories were chronically overmanned → Beaucoup d'usines étaient en sureffectif chronique.

overmanned [ˌəʊvəˈmænd] adj to be overmanned → avere un'eccedenza di personale

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