overdrive

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Verb

To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

Noun

1. (countable, dated, uncountable) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus rarely called by this name.
2. (figuratively, uncountable) A state of heightened activity.
3. (countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable) Freewheeling (driving a vehicle with the transmission in neutral) on downhill stretches to achieve higher fuel economy and/or speed than otherwise. In colloquial registers, ethnically bigoted variants have been common, such as Jewish overdrive (alluding to the stereotype of miserly Jews) or Mexican overdrive or Polish overdrive (alluding to stereotypes of foolishness and poverty).
4. (countable, uncountable) A gear ratio higher than 1:1: one in which a single revolution of the driving element corresponds to more than one revolution of the driven element.

Έννοιες

κατακουράζω

υπερπολλαπλασιασμένη ταχύτητα

πέμπτη

υπερτάχυνση

Απέναντι από

low gear

Συνώνυμα

overuse

fag out

jade

override

wear out

overexcitation

over drive

exhaust

overspeed drive

Μεταφράσεις

afbeulen

afjakkeren

afmatten

ultrapassagem

übersteuern

overdrive

survirer

surutiliser

surrégime

abusare

affaticare

spossare

stancare

sovrautilizzo

fare uso eccessivo di

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: overdriven

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: oferdrīfan

Συγγενές με Saterfriesisch: uurdrieuwe

Συγγενές με Ολλανδικά: overdrijven

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: übertreiben

Συγγενές με Νορβηγικά: overdrive

In summary

From Middle English overdriven, from Old English oferdrīfan, equivalent to over- + drive. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uurdrieuwe (“to overdo, overstate”), Dutch overdrijven (“to exaggerate”), German Low German overdrieven, överdrieven (“to overdo, exaggerate”), German übertreiben (“to overdo, exaggerate”), Norwegian overdrive (“to exaggerate”).