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overkill

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

overkillsubstantiv

Übersetzungen

excès

Bringing a tank to a snowball fight is a bit of an overkill.

Amener un char à une bataille de boules de neige, c’est un peu un excès.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

surpuissance destructriceMilitaire ; surtout en contexte nucléaire.

démesure

Definitionen

The use of excessive force or action that is more than necessary to achieve a goal.

Bringing a tank to a snowball fight is a bit of an overkill.

A situation where more resources or effort are used than are needed, often leading to waste.

The elaborate decorations for the small party seemed like overkill.

In military strategy, especially nuclear warfare, the capacity to destroy an enemy many times over or beyond what is required for victory.

Cold-war arsenals were designed for massive overkill rather than precise strikes.

Synonyme

overkilladjektiv

more overkill

Komp.

most overkill

Super.

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

Used attributively to describe actions or measures that are excessive.

Übersetzungen

excessif

They adopted an overkill approach to securing the venue, hiring three security firms.

Ils ont adopté une approche excessif pour sécuriser le lieu, en engageant trois sociétés de sécurité.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

disproportionné

Definitionen

Excessive; more than what is necessary or appropriate.

They adopted an overkill approach to securing the venue, hiring three security firms.

Synonyme

too much