overturn

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
2. (transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
3. (transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
4. (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
5. (intransitive) 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

renversement

casser

annuler

supprimer

enfreindre

faire

limogeage

rayer

révolution

révolutionner

sauter

sombrer

tomber

tourner

verser

chavirement

culbuter

faire chavirer

retournement

déresponsabilisation

abattre

mettre en biais

abolir

abroger

basculer

changer

convertir

déranger

devenir

échanger

Synonymes

overthrow

upset

turn over

capsize

reverse

tip over

topple

turn upside down

subvert

knock down

invert

topple over

turn

tear down

overrule

pull down

knock over

revolutionize

repeal

bring down

tump over

turnover

override

tumble

quash

revoke

destroy

undermine

defeat

cancel

annul

tip

subversion

rescind

turn inside out

overset

bowl over

invalidate

keel over

revolutionise

flip

flip over

vacate

countermand

defeating

spill

sabotage

turning over

reversal

pour out

Traductions

umwerfen

volcar

umstürzen

rovesciare

derribar

tumbar

abbattere

omgooien

voltear

invertir

umdrehen

derribar

revirar

niederreißen

ten val brengen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: overturnen

Appartenant à moyen anglais: overterven

In summary

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