overturn

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To turn over, capsize or upset.
2. To overthrow or destroy.
3. To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
4. To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
5. To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

Noun

1. A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
2. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

Concepts

renverser

retourner

chavirer

se renverser

capoter

annuler

casser

renversement

supprimer

chavirement

retournement

révolution

abattre

faire chavirer

culbuter

déranger

convertir

échanger

sombrer

limogeage

déresponsabilisation

faire

rayer

sauter

révolutionner

abolir

abroger

enfreindre

tomber

basculer

verser

mettre en biais

changer

devenir

tourner

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.