overboard (redirected from throwing overboard)

o·ver·board  (vr-bôrd, -brd)

adv.

Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship.

Idiom:

go overboard

To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.

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overboard [ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd]

adv

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) from on board a vessel into the water

go overboard Informal

a.  to be extremely enthusiastic

b.  to go to extremes

throw overboard to reject or abandon

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	overboard - to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
	2.	overboard - from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"

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overboard

adverb

go overboard go too far, go mad, go over the top He doesn't drink often, but when he does, he tends to go a bit overboard.

throw something or someone overboard give up, abandon, relinquish, surrender, renounce, waive, say goodbye to, forsake, cede, cast off, kiss (something) goodbye, lay aside They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis.

Translations

overboard [ˈəʊvəbɔːd] ADV (Naut) → por la borda
to fall overboard → caer al agua or por la borda
man overboard! → ¡hombre al agua!
to go overboard let's not go overboard → no hay que exagerar, no nos pasemos
she went overboard with the lace and sequins → se pasó con los encajes y las lentejuelas
to go overboard for sb → volverse loco por algn

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overboard [ˈəʊvə^rbɔː^rd] adv

to fall overboard (from boat) → tomber par-dessus bord

(fig) (= too far) to go overboard → s'emballer
Don't go overboard and spend a fortune → Ne va pas t'emballer et dépenser une fortune.
to go overboard on things → s'emballer
to go overboard on sth [+ activity] → trop en faire sur qch
to go overboard on price (= ask too much) → trop exagérer sur le prix
to go overboard for sth → s'emballer pour qch

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overboard

adv

(Naut) → über Bord; to fall overboard → über Bord gehen or fallen; man overboard! → Mann über Bord!; to throw somebody/something overboard → jdn/etw über Bord werfen; to throw something overboard (fig) → etw verwerfen

(fig inf) to go overboard → übers Ziel hinausschießen, zu weit gehen, es übertreiben; to go overboard for or about somebody → von jdm ganz hingerissen sein, Feuer und Flamme für jdn sein (inf); there’s no need to go overboard (about it) → übertreib es nicht, kein Grund zum Übertreiben

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overboard [ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd] adv (Naut) → fuori bordo
to fall overboard → cadere in mare
man overboard! → uomo in mare!
to go overboard for sth (fig) → impazzire per qc

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overboard [ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd] adv (Naut) → fuori bordo
to fall overboard → cadere in mare
man overboard! → uomo in mare!
to go overboard for sth (fig) → impazzire per qc

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overboard

adv overboard [ˈəuvəboːd]

over the side of a ship or boat into the water He jumped overboard. oorboord مِنَ السَّفينَه إلى البَحْر зад борда přes palubu over bord über Bord από το πλοίο στη θάλασσα por la borda üle parda از روی لبۀ کشتی یا قایق yli laidan par-dessus bord לְתוֹך הַמָיִם s broda, čamca hajóból ki ke air útbyrðis, fyrir borð in mare 船外へ 배 밖으로 už borto pār bortu (ūdenī) jatuh dr kapal overboord over bord za burtę ao mar peste bord за борт cez palubu čez krov preko palube överbord นอกลำเรือ gemiden aşağı 從船邊落入水中，在船外 за бортом; за борт جہاز پر سے qua mạn tàu 从船边落入水中，在船外