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overkill

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

overkillсуществительное

Переводы

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.

Дополнительные переводы

surpuissance destructriceMilitaire ; surtout en contexte nucléaire.

démesure

Определения

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.

Синонимы

overkillприлагательное

more overkill

Срав.

most overkill

Превосх.

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

Used attributively to describe actions or measures that are excessive.

Переводы

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.

Дополнительные переводы

disproportionné

Определения

Excessive; more than what is necessary or appropriate.

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

Синонимы

too much