overdo

overdo
əuvə'du:
past tense - overdid; verb
1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) exagerar, pasarse con
2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) cocer/asar demasiado
overdo
tr[əʊvə'dʊː]
transitive verb (pt overdid tr[əʊvə'dɪd] , pp overdone tr[əʊvə'dʌn] )
1 (exaggerate) exagerar, pasarse con
■ she overdid her makeup se pasó con el maquillaje
2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (overcook) cocer demasiado, asar demasiado; (use too much) pasarse con
■ don't overdo the ginger no te pases con el jengibre
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to overdo it exigirse demasiado
■ you've been overdoing it a bit lately te has estado exigiendo demasiado últimamente
overdo [.o:vər'du:] vt, -did [-'dɪd] ; -done [-'dʌn] ; -doing ; -does [-'dʌz]
1) : hacer demasiado
2) exaggerate: exagerar
3) overcook: recocer
overdo
v.
• exagerar v.
• excederse v.
• excederse en v.
• extralimitarse v.
• llevar a exceso v.
• recocer v.
• requemar v.
'əʊvər'duː, ˌəʊvə'duː
transitive verb (3rd pers sing pres -does; past -did; past p -done)
1) (exaggerate) exagerar, pasarse con (fam)

to overdo it to overdo things — (go too far) írsele la mano a alguien; (overexert oneself) exigir* demasiado

2) (Culin) cocinar demasiado, recocer*, dejar pasar
[ˌǝʊvǝ'duː]
(pt overdid) [ˌˌǝʊvǝ'dɪd] (pp overdone) VT
1) (=exaggerate) exagerar; (=use to excess) pasarse con *

I overdid the garlic — me he pasado con el ajo *, se me ha ido la mano con el ajo *

don't overdo the smoking — no fumes demasiado

she rather overdoes the scent — tiende a ponerse demasiado perfume

to overdo it or things — (=work too hard) trabajar demasiado; (=exaggerate) exagerar; (in description, sentiment etc) cargar las tintas

2) (=cook too long) cocer demasiado, recocer
* * *
['əʊvər'duː, ˌəʊvə'duː]
transitive verb (3rd pers sing pres -does; past -did; past p -done)
1) (exaggerate) exagerar, pasarse con (fam)

to overdo it to overdo things — (go too far) írsele la mano a alguien; (overexert oneself) exigir* demasiado

2) (Culin) cocinar demasiado, recocer*, dejar pasar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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