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overboard
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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.

overboard
Adverb
1. from a boat or ship into the water: many passengers drowned when they jumped overboard to escape the flames
2. go overboard Informal
a. to be extremely enthusiastic
b. to go to extremes
3. throw overboard to reject or abandon (an idea or a plan)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations

overboard [ˈəuvəbɔːd] adv (NAUT) → por la borda;
to go overboard for sth (fig) → enloquecer por algo
overboard [ˈəuvəbɔːd] adv (Naut) → par-dessus bord;
to go overboard for sth (fig) → s'emballer (pour qch)
overboard [ˈəuvəbɔːd] adv (Naut) → über Bord;
to go overboard (fig) → es übertreiben, zu weit gehen
overboard [ˈəuvəbɔːd] adv (NAUT) → fuori bordo, in acqua;
to go overboard for sth (fig) → impazzire per qc

overboard
adv overboard [ˈəuvəboːd]
over the side of a ship or boat into the water He jumped overboard.oorboordمِنَ السَّفينَه إلى البَحْرзад бордаpřes palubuover bordüber Bordαπό το πλοίο στη θάλασσαpor la bordaüle pardaاز روی لبۀ کشتی یا قایقyli laidanpar-dessus bordלְתוֹך הַמָיִםs broda, čamcahajóból kike airútbyrðis, fyrir borðin mare船外へ배 밖으로, 배에서 물 속으로už bortopār bortu (ūdenī)jatuh dr kapaloverboordover bordza burtęao marpeste bordза бортcez palubučez krovpreko palubeöverbordนอกลำเรือgemiden aşağı從船邊落入水中,在船外за бортом; за бортجہاز پر سےqua mạn tàu

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