overtake

adelantar, superar

Alcanzar a alguien o algo y después dejarlo atrás, o lograr más éxito.

En inglés sencillo: To catch up with someone or something and then pass them or become more successful.

• The cyclist overtook me.
• Our team hopes to overtake its biggest rival.
• Can you overtake that slow truck safely?

Sinónimos: pass, outstrip

Expresiones frecuentes: overtake a car, overtake a rival, overtake someone quickly

adelantar

Pasar a un vehículo más lento por el lado más cercano al tráfico que viene en sentido contrario.

En inglés sencillo: To pass a slower vehicle on the side nearest traffic coming toward you.

• Do not overtake on this bend.
• She overtook the truck when the road was clear.
• Drivers must check for oncoming traffic before they overtake.

Sinónimos: pass

Expresiones frecuentes: overtake a vehicle, overtake on something, overtake a truck

superar

Llegar a ser mayor que otra cosa en cantidad, valor o número.

En inglés sencillo: To become larger in amount, value, or number than something else.

• Costs have overtaken our income.
• Online sales overtook store sales last month.
• The city’s population may soon overtake that of the capital.

Cómo se usa: overtake something in something (The smaller company overtook its rival in total sales.)

Sinónimos: exceed, surpass

Expresiones frecuentes: overtake something in sales, overtake last year’s total, overtake a record

invadir, sobrevenir

Afectar a alguien de forma repentina e intensa, a menudo antes de que pueda prepararse o reaccionar.

En inglés sencillo: To affect someone suddenly and strongly, often before they can prepare or respond.

• Panic overtook him.
• Darkness overtook us before we reached the village.
• Their plans were overtaken by unexpected events.

Cómo se usa: be overtaken by something (She was overtaken by a sudden wave of sadness.)

Sinónimos: overwhelm, engulf

Expresiones frecuentes: overtake someone suddenly, events overtake something, overtake someone completely

adelantamiento

Maniobra en la que un conductor o ciclista pasa a alguien que avanza más despacio.

En inglés sencillo: An action in which a driver or rider passes someone moving more slowly.

• That was a risky overtake.
• The driver waited for a safe overtake.
• Her final overtake won the race.

Sinónimos: passing maneuver

Expresiones frecuentes: safe overtake, risky overtake, attempt an overtake