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Dictionary: o·ver·board   (ō'vər-bôrd', -bōrd') pronunciation
adv.
Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship.

idiom:

go overboard

  1. To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.


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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: to extremes

Meaning #2: from on board a vessel into the water


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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - over bord, udenbords

idioms:

  • go overboard    blive vildt begejstret for, handle overdrevet
  • throw overboard    smide udenbords

Nederlands (Dutch)
overboord

Français (French)
adv. - par-dessus bord, à l'eau

idioms:

  • go overboard    (fig) aller trop loin
  • throw overboard    jeter par-dessus bord

Deutsch (German)
adv. - über Bord

idioms:

  • go overboard    ausflippen, etwas übertreiben
  • throw overboard    über Bord werfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - εκτός του πλοίου, στη θάλασσα (από το πλοίο)

idioms:

  • go overboard    φθάνω στα άκρα, υπερενθουσιάζομαι
  • throw overboard    απορρίπτω, παραπετώ

Italiano (Italian)
fuori bordo, in mare

idioms:

  • go overboard    perdere la testa per, esagerare
  • throw overboard    gettare a mare

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - ao mar, pela borda fora

idioms:

  • go overboard    cair ao mar
  • throw overboard    jogar no mar

Русский (Russian)
за бортом

idioms:

  • go overboard    переборщить
  • throw overboard    выбросить за борт, выкинуть

Español (Spanish)
adv. - por la borda

idioms:

  • go overboard    pasarse de la raya
  • throw overboard    tirar por la borda

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - överbord

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自船上落下, 在船外

idioms:

  • go overboard    非常热中, 着迷, 走极端
  • throw overboard    抛弃

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 自船上落下, 在船外

idioms:

  • go overboard    非常熱中, 著迷, 走極端
  • throw overboard    拋棄

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 배밖에, 물속으로, 열차의 밖으로

idioms:

  • go overboard    극단으로 나가다, ~에 열중하다
  • throw overboard    저버리다, 유기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 船外に, 水中に

idioms:

  • go overboard    極端に走る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) من فوق القارب الى البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮המימה, מעבר לספינה‬


 
 
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