over

over
over [ˈəʊvər]
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1. adverb
2. adjective
3. preposition
4. noun
5. modifier
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1. adverb
   a. ( = here) when you're next over this way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par ici
• they were over for the day ils sont venus passer la journée chez nous
► to have sb over ( = invite) inviter qn chez soi
• I must have them over some time il faut que je les invite chez moi un de ces jours
   b. ( = there)
• I'll be over at 7 o'clock je serai là à 7 heures
   c. ( = above) dessus
• heat the syrup and pour it over chauffer la mélasse et versez-la dessus
   d. (with adverb/preposition)
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• over here ici
• over there là-bas
• they're over from Canada for the summer ils sont venus du Canada pour passer l'été ici
• they're over in France ils sont en France
• over against the wall contre le mur
   e. ( = more) plus
• if it is 2 metres or over si ça fait 2 mètres ou plus
• children of six and over les enfants de six ans et plus
   f. ( = in succession) he did it five times over il l'a fait cinq fois de suite
► over and over again
• William played the same tune over and over again William a joué le même air je ne sais combien de fois
• I got bored doing the same thing over and over again je m'ennuyais à refaire toujours la même chose
   g. ( = remaining) there are three over il en reste trois
• there were two slices each and one over il y avait deux tranches par personne et une en plus
   h. (on two-way radio) over! à vous !
• over and out! terminé !
2. adjective
( = finished) after the war was over après la guerre
• when this is all over quand tout cela sera fini
• when the exams are over quand les examens seront finis
► over and done with fini
• when it's all over and done with quand ce sera fini
• to get sth over and done with en finir avec qch
3. preposition
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   a. ( = on top of) sur
• she put an apron on over her dress elle a mis un tablier sur sa robe
• I spilled coffee over it j'ai renversé du café dessus
   b. ( = above) au-dessus de
• the water came over his knees l'eau lui arrivait au-dessus des genoux
   c. ( = across) de l'autre côté de
• it's just over the river c'est juste de l'autre côté de la rivière
• the bridge over the river le pont qui enjambe la rivière
• there is a café over the road il y a un café en face
• the house over the road la maison d'en face
   d. ( = during) over the summer pendant l'été
• over Christmas pendant les fêtes de Noël
• the meetings take place over several days les réunions se déroulent sur plusieurs jours
• over a period of sur une période de
• over the last few years ces dernières années
   e. ( = about) they fell out over money ils se sont brouillés pour une question d'argent
   f. ( = more than) plus de
• they stayed for over three hours ils sont restés plus de trois heures
• she is over 60 elle a plus de 60 ans
• the over-18s les plus de 18 ans
• well over 200 people bien plus de 200 personnes
• all numbers over 20 tous les chiffres au-dessus de 20
► over and above
• this was over and above his normal duties cela dépassait le cadre de ses fonctions
• spending has gone up by 7% over and above inflation les dépenses ont augmenté de 7 %, hors inflation
• over and above the fact that ... sans compter que ...
   g. ( = on) I spent a lot of time over that report j'ai passé beaucoup de temps sur ce rapport
• he took hours over the preparations il a consacré des heures à ces préparatifs
   h. ( = while having) they chatted over a cup of coffee ils ont bavardé autour d'une tasse de café
   i. ( = recovered from)
► to be over sth [+ illness, bad experience] s'être remis de qch
• hoping you'll soon be over it en espérant que tu te remettras vite
• we're over the worst now le pire est passé maintenant
4. noun
(Cricket) série f de six balles
5. modifier
► over-the-counter adjective [drugs, medicine] vendu sans ordonnance
► over-the-top adjective ( = exaggerated) délirant
• it was really over-the-top c'était vraiment trop (inf)
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Note: over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc)
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to somebody = nager vers quelqu'un
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over etc) or when giving the cause of something (concern over, worries over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, concern, worry etc)
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary
For particular usages see the entry below
['əʊvə(r)] 1.
preposition
1) (across the top of) par-dessus

he jumped over it — il a sauté par-dessus

a bridge over the Thames — un pont sur la Tamise

2) (from or on the other side of)

the house over the road — la maison d'en face

it's just over the road — c'est juste de l'autre côté de la rue

over here/there — par ici/là

come over here! — viens (par) ici!

3) (above) au-dessus de

they live over the shop — ils habitent au-dessus de la boutique

4) (covering, surrounding) gen sur

to wear a sweater over one's shirt — porter un pull par-dessus sa chemise

shutters over the windows — des volets aux fenêtres

5) (physically higher than)

the water came over my ankles — j'avais de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles

6) (more than) plus de

children over six — les enfants de plus de six ans

temperatures over 40° — des températures supérieures à 40°

7) (in the course of)

over the weekend — pendant le week-end

over a period of — sur une période de

over the last few days — au cours de ces derniers jours

over the years — avec le temps

over Christmas — à Noël

to stay with somebody over Easter — passer les vacances de Pâques chez quelqu'un

8) (recovered from)

to be over — s'être remis de [illness, operation]

to be over the worst — avoir passé le pire

9) (by means of)

over the phone — par téléphone

over the radio — à la radio

10) (everywhere)

all over the house — partout dans la maison

to show somebody over a house — faire visiter une maison à quelqu'un

2.
over and above prepositional phrase

over and above that — en plus de cela

over and above the minimum requirement — au-delà du minimum requis

3.
adjective, adverb
1) (use with verbs not covered in NOTE)

over you go! — allez hop!

2) (finished)

to be over — [term, meeting] être terminé; [war] être fini

to get something over with — en finir avec quelque chose

3) (more)

children of six and over — les enfants de plus de six ans

4) (remaining)

there's one over — il en reste un

there's nothing over — il ne reste rien

5) (to one's house, country)

to invite ou ask somebody over — inviter quelqu'un

we had them over on Sunday — ils sont venus dimanche

when you're next over this way — la prochaine fois que tu passes dans le coin

6) Radio, Television

over to you — à vous

now over to Tim for the weather — laissons la place à Tim pour la météo

now over to our Paris studios — nous passons l'antenne à nos studios de Paris

7) (showing repetition)

five times over — cinq fois de suite

to start all over again — recommencer à zéro

I had to do it over — US j'ai dû recommencer

I've told you over and over (again)... — je t'ai dit je ne sais combien de fois...

8) GB (excessively)

I'm not over keen — je ne suis pas très enthousiaste


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