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overreaching

/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/

overreachinggerund / present participle

/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃɪŋ/

Used attributively and predicatively to describe excessive ambition or action beyond reasonable limits.

Traductions

démesuréQui dépasse les limites raisonnables par ambition ou excès.

The company's overreaching goals led to financial strain and eventual downsizing.

Les objectifs démesurés de l'entreprise ont entraîné des difficultés financières et, finalement, une réduction des effectifs.

abusifEn droit, qui dépasse illégitimement les pouvoirs ou l'autorité accordés.

The court deemed the waiver provision overreaching and struck it down.

Le tribunal a jugé la clause de renonciation abusive et l'a annulée.

Définitions

Exceeding reasonable limits or boundaries, often in an ambitious or presumptuous manner.

The company's overreaching goals led to financial strain and eventual downsizing.

Unconscionably or illegitimately extending legal authority or contractual power.

The court deemed the waiver provision overreaching and struck it down.

Synonymes

overreachingnoun

overreachings

/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈritʃɪŋ/

Gerund: the act or instance of overreaching.

Traductions

démesureAu sens d'ambition excessive ou de dépassement des limites raisonnables.

His overreaching during the negotiations alienated potential partners.

Sa démesure pendant les négociations a éloigné des partenaires potentiels.

Traductions supplémentaires

excèsVariante plus générale, surtout quand l'idée de dépassement est mise en avant.

Définitions

The act of exceeding reasonable limits, especially through excessive ambition.

His overreaching during the negotiations alienated potential partners.

Synonymes

sharp practice

overreachverb

overreaching

Gerund

overreached

Past Simple

overreached

Past Participle

overreaching

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/

/ˌoʊvərˈritʃ/

Traductions

dépasserAu sens de franchir une limite ou d’aller trop loin.

The climber overreached and lost his grip on the rock.

L’alpiniste a dépassé ses limites et a perdu prise sur la paroi.

Traductions supplémentaires

duperSens plus rare : tromper quelqu’un par ruse ou par fraude.

Définitions

To extend or stretch out too far.

The climber overreached and lost his grip on the rock.

To defeat oneself by going too far or by taking on too much.

The company overreached by trying to expand too quickly, leading to financial difficulties.

To get the better of someone by cunning or deceit.

The con artist overreached his victims by promising them unrealistic returns on their investments.

Synonymes

go too far

overreachnoun

Définitions

The act of extending or stretching beyond a certain point or limit.

The company's overreach in trying to dominate the market led to its eventual downfall.

An excessive or unwarranted extension of authority or power.

The new policy was criticized as an overreach of government power.

A situation where someone tries to do more than they are capable of, often leading to failure.

His overreach in attempting to manage multiple projects at once resulted in missed deadlines.

overreachgerund / present participle

overreaching

Used attributively to describe actions, regulations, etc., that exceed appropriate limits.

Traductions

abusifPour des mesures, des règles ou une attitude qui dépassent les limites admissibles.

The court struck down the overreaching regulations as unconstitutional.

Le tribunal a annulé les règlements abusifs, les jugeant inconstitutionnels.

Traductions supplémentaires

qui outrepasse ses limitesTour plus explicite, surtout dans un registre soutenu ou juridique.

Définitions

Exceeding appropriate or normal limits; excessively ambitious or intrusive.

The court struck down the overreaching regulations as unconstitutional.

Synonymes