overboard

eccessivamente

Più del necessario o del ragionevole, soprattutto nello spendere o nel fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To a greater degree than is needed or reasonable, especially when spending or doing something.

• Do not go overboard with the salt.
• We went overboard buying gifts.
• She tends to go overboard when planning parties.

Come si usa: go overboard with something (We went overboard with the decorations.); go overboard on something (He went overboard on presents this year.)

Sinonimi: excessively

Contrari: moderately

Espressioni comuni: go overboard, go overboard with, go overboard on

fuori bordo

Oltre il fianco di un’imbarcazione, finendo in acqua.

In inglese semplice: Over the side of a boat and into the water.

• A sailor fell overboard.
• She threw the empty bucket overboard.
• Someone shouted that a passenger had gone overboard.

Espressioni comuni: fall overboard, throw something overboard, man overboard

fuori bordo

Attraverso il lato di un’imbarcazione, verso l’acqua.

In inglese semplice: Across the side of a boat, into the water.

• They tossed the damaged nets overboard.
• He threw the fish overboard.
• The crew dropped the broken barrel overboard.

Espressioni comuni: throw something overboard, toss something overboard