overdue

overdue
[ˌəʊvə'djuː] [AE -'duː]
aggettivo [plane, train, work] in ritardo (by di); [bill] scaduto; [baby] che tarda (a nascere)

this measure is long overdue — questa contromisura è attesa da tempo

the book is overdue — il prestito del libro è scaduto

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[əuvə'dju:]
adjective
1) (late: The train is overdue.) in ritardo
2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) scaduto, in ritardo
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overdue /əʊvəˈdju:/
a.
1 (comm., fin.) insoluto; scaduto: overdue account, conto scaduto (o in sospeso); Your bill of exchange is overdue, la tua cambiale è scaduta
2 (di treno, ecc.) in ritardo
3 atteso da (troppo) tempo: a long-overdue change, un cambiamento atteso da molto tempo; una modifica che si sarebbe dovuta fare molto tempo prima
4 che da tempo avrebbe diritto a qc.: The soldiers are overdue for some leave, da tempo i soldati avrebbero il diritto a qualche giorno di permesso
5 (fam.) (di nascituro) in ritardo
6 (fam.) (di donna incinta) uscita di conto
7 (di un libro) ancora da restituire
● (leg., trasp.) overdue delivery, ritardo nella consegna □ (fin.) overdue interest, interessi accumulati di mora □ My motorbike is overdue for a service, la mia moto ha un gran bisogno di un meccanico.
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[ˌəʊvə'djuː] [AE -'duː]
aggettivo [plane, train, work] in ritardo (by di); [bill] scaduto; [baby] che tarda (a nascere)

this measure is long overdue — questa contromisura è attesa da tempo

the book is overdue — il prestito del libro è scaduto


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