overextend

ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛnd
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Translation of overextend into German

Verb

1.

effort

tr./intr.Rare
stretch oneself or resources beyond capacity
tr./intr.Rare
  • He overextended himself working three jobs..Er hat sich überanstrengt, indem er drei Jobs arbeitete
2.

beyond limits

tr./intr.Rare
expand or extend beyond a safe limit
tr./intr.Rare
  • He tends to overextend his credit card.Er neigt dazu, seine Kreditkarte zu überziehen.
3.

linguistics

tr.TECH.
apply a term to too many referents
tr.TECH.
  • Children often overextend words like 'dog' to all animals.Kinder neigen dazu, Wörter wie 'Hund' auf alle Tiere zu überdehnen.
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Synonyms and analogies of overextend in English

Examples of overextend in a sentence

  • The company overextended its budget on the new project.
  • She might overextend herself by taking on too many projects.
  • The company could overextend its resources by expanding too quickly.
  • Toddlers may overextend 'ball' to describe anything round.
  • Young children often overextend 'cat' to all furry creatures.

Translations of "overextend" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
überfordernv.

This might sound like common sense, but many new players overextend themselves.

Das klingt vielleicht selbstverständlich, aber viele neue Spieler überfordern sich.

Because bad every-day habits when it comes to nutrition and stress can overextend our metabolism.

Denn schlechte Alltagsgewohnheiten in Sachen Ernährung und Stress überfordern unseren Stoffwechsel.

überdehnenv.

Slowly lean towards the wall, taking care not to overextend your foot.

Lehn dich langsam nach vorne zur Wand, ohne den Fuß zu überdehnen.

You don't want to overextend your muscles and hurt yourself.

Du möchtest deine Muskeln schließlich nicht überdehnen und dich selbst verletzten.

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Other translations for overextend:

  • überstrapazierenv.
  • überziehenv.
  • überbeanspruchenv.
  • überstrecke

overextend: Examples and translations in context

but now you don't need to overextend yourself anymore.

Aber jetzt musst du dich nicht mehr überfordern.

It goes without saying that you should not overextend yourself when it comes to accessing credit.

Es versteht sich von selbst, dass Sie sich beim Zugang zu Krediten nicht überfordern sollten.

This desire for expansion can cause you to overextend yourselves with too many activities and to use up your energy too rapidly.

Dieser Wunsch nach Expansion kann dazu führen, dass Sie sich mit zu vielen Aktivitäten überfordern und Ihre Energie zu schnell nutzen.

The user experience test confirms the recommended design principles and points out that too many executable gestures will overextend the players.

Der User Experience Test bestätigt die empfohlenen Designprinzipien und zeigt, dass zu viele auszuführende Gesten die NutzerInnen überfordern.

The, meanwhile, very reliable technologies will overextend and run over the unreliable behavior, will run over the error.

Die inzwischen sehr zuverlässigen Technologien werden das Unzuverlässige, den Irrtum, überfordern und überfahren.

Don't overextend your reach when making deals; it can cause unexpected problems.

Überdehnen Sie nicht Ihr Verhandlungsgeschick bei Abmachungen; das kann unerwartete Probleme verursachen.

Don't overextend the muscle.

Achte darauf, den Muskel nicht zu überdehnen.

This task often requires cooperation with national and/or international partners or research institutes, a high R&D budget and personnel which can overextend your company's resources.

Dies erfordert oft die Zusammenarbeit mit nationalen und/oder internationalen Partnern oder Forschungsinstituten sowie ein hohes Forschungs- und Entwicklungs-Budget und zusätzliches Personal, was die Ressourcen Ihres Unternehmens überfordern kann.

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