overhead

sopra, in alto

Sopra la testa o in alto nel cielo.

In inglese semplice: Above your head or high in the sky.

• A bird flew overhead.
• Dark clouds gathered overhead as we walked home.
• We heard a helicopter passing overhead.

Sinonimi: above, up above

Contrari: below

Espressioni comuni: fly overhead, pass overhead, directly overhead

sopraelevato, sovrastante

Che si trova in alto, soprattutto proprio sopra la testa.

In inglese semplice: Above you, especially directly above your head.

• The overhead lights were bright.
• Put your bag in the overhead locker.
• Workers repaired the overhead power cables.

Espressioni comuni: overhead lights, overhead wires, overhead locker

in rovesciata

Descrive un calcio che manda il pallone all’indietro portando il piede sopra la testa.

In inglese semplice: Describing a kick made by lifting your foot above your head to send the ball backwards.

• He scored with an overhead kick.
• Her overhead effort flew just wide of the goal.
• The crowd cheered his spectacular overhead goal.

Sinonimi: bicycle

Espressioni comuni: overhead kick, an overhead goal

spese generali, costi indiretti

Spese regolari di un’impresa, come l’affitto, che non riguardano direttamente la produzione dei singoli prodotti.

In inglese semplice: Regular costs of running a business, such as rent, that are not costs of making individual products.

• Rent is our biggest overhead.
• The company reduced its overhead by moving offices.
• High overhead costs left little room for profit.

Sinonimi: running costs, operating expenses

Espressioni comuni: reduce overhead, overhead costs, high overhead

denaro sprecato

Soldi spesi senza ottenere nulla di utile in cambio.

In inglese semplice: Money spent without gaining anything useful.

• That useless fee was pure overhead.
• He called the unnecessary spending overhead.
• They treated every wasted dollar as overhead.

Sinonimi: waste

Espressioni comuni: unnecessary overhead, pure overhead, wasted overhead

sopra

Indica una posizione più alta rispetto a qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Above someone or something.

• Stars shone overhead the sleeping town.
• A thick canopy spread overhead the travelers.
• Clouds gathered overhead the distant hills.

Come si usa: overhead someone/something (Branches formed a green roof overhead the path.)

Sinonimi: above, over

Contrari: below, under

Espressioni comuni: overhead someone, overhead the trees