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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 [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
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"

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 overboardcaer al agua or por la borda
man overboard!¡hombre al agua!
to go overboard let's not go overboardno hay que exagerar, no nos pasemos
she went overboard with the lace and sequinsse pasó con los encajes y las lentejuelas
to go overboard for sbvolverse loco por algn

overboard [ˈəʊvərbɔːrd] 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

overboard
adv
(Naut) → über Bord; to fall overboardüber Bord gehen or fallen; man overboard!Mann über Bord!; to throw somebody/something overboardjdn/etw über Bord werfen; to throw something overboard (fig)etw verwerfen
(fig inf) to go overboardübers Ziel hinausschießen, zu weit gehen, es übertreiben; to go overboard for or about somebodyvon 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

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
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

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


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