overrun

overrun
present participle - overrunning; verb
1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) invadir, tomar; estar plagado de
2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) rebasar, exceder
overrun
tr[əʊvə'rʌn]
transitive verb (pt overran tr[əʊvə'ræn] , pp overrun tr[əʊvə'rʌn] , ger overrunning)
1 (invade) invadir
2 (time, budget) exceder, rebasar
intransitive verb
1 (exceed - in time) durar más de lo previsto; (- in money) rebasar el presupuesto
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be overrun with something estar plagado,-a de algo, estar infestado,-a de algo
overrun [.o:vər'rʌn] v, -ran [-'ræn] ; -running vt
1) invade: invadir
2) infest: infestar, plagar
3) exceed: exceder, rebasar
overrun vi
: rebasar el tiempo previsto
overrun
v.
• exceder v.
• infestar v.
• invadir v.
'əʊvər'rʌn, ˌəʊvə'rʌn
1.
(past -ran; past p -run) transitive verb
a) (invade, swarm over) invadir

to be overrun WITH something — estar* plagado de algo

b) (exceed) exceder

2.
vi

the meeting overran by half an hour — la reunión se prolongó media hora más de lo previsto

1. [ˌǝʊvǝ'rʌn]
(pt overran) (pp overrun) VT
1) (Mil) [+ country] invadir

the field is overrun with weeds — las malas hierbas han invadido el campo, el campo está cubierto de maleza

the town is overrun with tourists — el pueblo está inundado de turistas

2) (=exceed) [+ time limit] rebasar, exceder
2.
[ˌǝʊvǝ'rʌn]
VI [meeting, speech, TV programme] exceder el tiempo previsto

his speech overran by 15 minutes — su discurso se excedió al tiempo previsto en 15 minutos

3.
['ǝʊvǝrʌn]
N (on costs) exceso m (en relación a lo previsto)

the project has suffered huge cost overruns — el proyecto ha excedido en mucho los costes previstos

* * *
['əʊvər'rʌn, ˌəʊvə'rʌn]
1.
(past -ran; past p -run) transitive verb
a) (invade, swarm over) invadir

to be overrun WITH something — estar* plagado de algo

b) (exceed) exceder

2.
vi

the meeting overran by half an hour — la reunión se prolongó media hora más de lo previsto


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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