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overstep

 
Dictionary: o·ver·step   (ō'vər-stĕp') pronunciation
tr.v., -stepped, -step·ping, -steps.
To go beyond (a limit); exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: pass beyond; of limits and boundaries
  Synonyms: transgress, trespass

Meaning #2: go beyond
  Synonyms: exceed, transcend, pass, go past, top


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overskride

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    gå for langt

Nederlands (Dutch)
overschrijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - dépasser, outrepasser

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    dépasser les bornes

Deutsch (German)
v. - überschreiten

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    zu weit gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερβαίνω (τα εσκαμμένα)

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    περνάω τα εσκαμμένα, το παρακάνω

Italiano (Italian)
eccedere, trapassare

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    oltrepassare il limite

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar, infringir, transgredir

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    ultrapassar os limites

Русский (Russian)
переступить

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    переступить черту

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobrepasar, pasar de

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    pasarse de la raya

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överskrida

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
踏过, 超出...的限度, 逾越

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    越过界限

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 踏過, 超出...的限度, 逾越

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    越過界限

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지나치게 가다, 한도를 넘다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 行き過ぎる, 度を超す, 越える

idioms:

  • overstep the mark    限度を超える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجاوز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עבר (הגבול), חרג‬


 
 

 

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