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oversized

/ˈəʊvəsaɪzd/

/ˈoʊvərsaɪzd/

oversizedadjective

/ˈəʊvəsaɪzd/

/ˈoʊvərsaɪzd/

Translations

trop grandEmploi courant pour des vêtements, des objets ou des proportions jugés plus grands que nécessaire.

She wore an oversized sweater that hung loosely on her frame.

Elle portait un pull trop grand qui tombait lâchement sur sa silhouette.

surdimensionnéSe dit d’un objet dont les dimensions sont supérieures à la normale; fréquent dans un contexte matériel ou technique.

The oversized suitcase barely fit in the car's trunk.

La valise surdimensionnée tenait à peine dans le coffre de la voiture.

Additional translations

de très grande tailleVariante plus descriptive, possible dans des contextes neutres ou publicitaires.

Definitions

Larger than the usual or expected size.

She wore an oversized sweater that hung loosely on her frame.

Exceeding the normal or appropriate dimensions, often to an exaggerated degree.

The oversized suitcase barely fit in the car's trunk.

Synonyms

Antonyms

oversizeadjective

Definitions

Larger than the usual or standard size.

She wore an oversize sweater that hung loosely on her frame.

oversizeverb

oversized

Past Simple

oversized

Past Simple

oversized

Past Participle

oversizing

Gerund

/ˈəʊvəsaɪz/

/ˈoʊvərsaɪz/

Translations

surdimensionnerTerme courant en technique et en industrie.

The company decided to oversize the new model of the smartphone to accommodate a bigger battery.

L’entreprise a décidé de surdimensionner le nouveau modèle de smartphone pour y intégrer une batterie plus grande.

Definitions

To make something larger than the usual or necessary size.

The company decided to oversize the new model of the smartphone to accommodate a bigger battery.

To enlarge a manufactured part beyond specified tolerances or standard dimensions, often intentionally for later machining.

Engineers chose to oversize the piston bores so they could be honed to a precise finish.

Synonyms

oversizenoun

Definitions

A garment or size that is larger than the usual or standard dimensions.

The catalogue features several oversize in the new plus-size collection.