■ run over

■ run over
■ run over
A v. i. + avv.
1 (di un contenitore) traboccare: The basin was running over, la bacinella stava traboccando
2 (fig.) andare troppo per le lunghe: The meeting ran over, la riunione è andata troppo per le lunghe
B v. t. + avv.
(di un veicolo o un conducente) investire; mettere sotto (fam.): My dog was run over by a lorry, il mio cane è stato investito da un camion; The train ran over the minibus, crushing it completely, il treno ha travolto il pulmino distruggendolo completamente
C v. i. + prep.
1 (di un fiume) traboccare da, superare: The river has run over its banks, il fiume ha superato gli argini (o è straripato)
2 ripetere; ripercorrere (mentalmente): Could you just run over that again?, puoi ripetere, per favore?; She ran over the events of the evening, ha ripercorso mentalmente gli avvenimenti della serata; Let's run back over what we said before, ritorniamo su quello che dicevamo prima
3 (teatr.) provare di nuovo; riprovareto run over the time limit, oltrepassare il tempo consentito; (sport: nelle corse) arrivare fuori tempo massimo.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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