over

[[t]'əuvə[/t]] 1. preposition

1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) au-dessus de, par-dessus, plus de

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) sur, par-dessus, de l'autre côté

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sur

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) partout

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) à propos de

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) à

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) au cours de

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) sur

2. adverb

1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)

4) (downwards: He fell over.)

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)

3. adjective

(finished: The affair is over now.) au-dessus de

4. noun

((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) série de... balles

5. as part of a word

1) (too (much), as in overdo.)

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)

3) (covering, as in overcoat.)

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)

5) (completely, as in overcome.)

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- over again

- over all - over and done with

English-French dictionary. 2014.