Norwegian English Dictionary

Norsk - English

overta in English:

1. take over


David is not doing very well at paddling. Do you want to take over?
Epidemics spread very quickly until they take over the population and appear to be everywhere.
Steve Allan will take over from Michael Patterson next week.
the opposition is going to take over
My girlfriend wanted to take over my life so I broke up with her.
But I guess we should take over patrolling
take over our family business
We must take over their ship, before they take over us.
He will take over my responsibilities starting Monday.
I wonder who will take over from me when I'm on long holiday
When the driver is asleep, take over.
If the President is assassinated, the Vice-president will take over.
A multinational company is trying to take over our firm, but we want to stay independent.
if left untreated, OSB can completely take over patient's life
A company from Austria wants to take over my small company.

2. overtake


Supply will soon overtake demand.
We have to overtake them.
If you hurry, you will overtake him.
Let's try to overtake him
overtake car
You can't overtake on the bridge.
When is it dangerous for one car to overtake another on the road?
We ought to overtake them within the next two miles.
Never try to overtake on a bend
Always ​check ​your ​rear ​view ​mirror before you overtake (another ​car).
Definition if you overtake a car, lorry, bike etc while you are driving, you go past it because you are driving faster than they are
We mustn't let ourselves be overtaken by our competitors.