over the top

exagéré, excessif

Beaucoup plus extrême, coûteux ou spectaculaire que ce qui est raisonnable ou nécessaire.

En anglais simple : Much more extreme, expensive, or dramatic than is sensible or necessary.

• His reaction was over the top.
• The party decorations were completely over the top.
• Was that joke a little over the top?

Synonymes : excessive, outrageous, extreme

Contraires : restrained

Expressions courantes : over the top, over-the-top reaction

diffusé par internet

Se dit de contenus transmis par internet à un téléviseur ou à un autre appareil.

En anglais simple : Sent over the internet to a television or another device, especially video or other media.

• This is an over-the-top video service.
• The company launched an over-the-top streaming platform last year.
• Over-the-top television services need a reliable internet connection.

Synonymes : internet-delivered, OTT

Expressions courantes : over-the-top services, over-the-top video

appliqué sur les cultures

Se dit d’un traitement appliqué par le haut directement sur les plantes cultivées.

En anglais simple : Applied from above directly onto growing plants in a field.

• The herbicide is approved for over-the-top application.
• Farmers used an over-the-top spray on the growing crop.
• Over-the-top treatments put the chemical directly on the plants.

Expressions courantes : over-the-top spraying, over-the-top application

excessivement, à l’excès

D’une manière qui dépasse largement ce qui est normal ou raisonnable.

En anglais simple : In a way that goes far beyond normal or reasonable limits.

• He went over the top with the gifts.
• She went over the top when praising his performance.
• Did we go over the top with the celebrations?

Comment l'utiliser : go over the top with something (They went over the top with the wedding decorations.)

Synonymes : excessively, extravagantly

Expressions courantes : over the top, go over-the-top

par-dessus, au-dessus du sommet

En passant au-dessus du sommet ou du bord supérieur de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Across the highest part or upper edge of something.

• The water flowed over the top.
• She climbed over the top of the wall.
• A bird flew over the top of the tree.

Comment l'utiliser : over the top of something (The ball flew over the top of the fence.)

Expressions courantes : over the top, climb over-the-top

hors de la tranchée à l’attaque

En sortant d’une tranchée pour attaquer l’ennemi à découvert.

En anglais simple : Out of a military trench and into the open to attack the enemy.

• The soldiers went over the top.
• An officer ordered the men over the top into enemy fire.
• Few returned after going over the top that morning.

Comment l'utiliser : go over the top (The soldiers went over the top at dawn.)

Expressions courantes : over the top, sent over-the-top