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o·ver·done

(ō′vər-dŭn′)

Past participle of overdo.

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overdone

(ˌəʊvəˈdʌn)

adj

cooked or baked for too longexaggerated or excessive

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Adj.	1.	overdone - represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" exaggerated, overstated immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	2.	overdone - cooked too long but still edible cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

overdone

adjective

1. overcooked, burnt, spoiled, dried up, charred, burnt to a crisp or cinder The meat was overdone and the vegetables disappointing.

2. excessive, too much, unfair, unnecessary, exaggerated, over the top (slang), needless, unreasonable, disproportionate, undue, hyped, preposterous, inordinate, fulsome, immoderate, overelaborate, beyond all bounds, O.T.T. (slang) In fact, all the panic about the drought in Britain was overdone.
excessive moderated, played down, minimized, understated, belittled, underplayed, underdone

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Translations

زَائِدُ الطَهْو

rozvařený

som har fået for meget

ylikypsä

prekuhan

やりすぎの

도가 지나친

för hårt stekt

ที่สุกมากเกินไป

çok pişmiş

quá nhừ

做得过分的

overdone

[ˌəʊvəˈdʌn]

A. PP of overdo

B. ADJ (= exaggerated) → exagerado; (= overcooked) → recocido, muy hecho

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overdone

[ˌəʊvə^rˈdʌn] adj (= overcooked) [food] → trop cuit(e)

(= excessive) → qui n'est pas justifié(e)
The panic was overdone → La panique n'était pas justifiée.

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overdone

[ˌəʊvəˈdʌn]

1. pp of overdo

2. adj (exaggerated) → esagerato/a; (overcooked) → troppo cotto/a

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overdone

→ زَائِدُ الطَهْو rozvařený som har fået for meget übertrieben παραψημένος exagerado ylikypsä exagéré prekuhan esagerato やりすぎの 도가 지나친 te gaar overdrevet przesadny cozido demais переваренный för hårt stekt ที่สุกมากเกินไป çok pişmiş quá nhừ 做得过分的

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