overturn

overturn
1. transitive verb
1) (upset) umstoßen
2) (overthrow) umstürzen [bestehende Ordnung, Vorstellung, Prinzip]; stürzen [Regierung]
2. intransitive verb
[Auto, Boot, Kutsche:] umkippen; [Boot:] kentern
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[əuvə'tə:n]
verb
(to turn over: They overturned the boat; The car overturned.) umkippen
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over·ˈturn
I. vi umkippen, umstürzen; car sich akk überschlagen; boat kentern
II. vt
▪ to \overturn sth
1. (turn upside down) etw umstoßen [o umkippen]
to \overturn a boat ein Boot zum Kentern bringen
2. (reverse) etw revidieren; judgement, ruling, decision etw aufheben
to \overturn a government eine Regierung stürzen
to \overturn sb's majority jds Mehrheit zu Fall bringen
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["əʊvə'tɜːn]
1. vt
1) (lit) umkippen, umwerfen; (= capsize) boat zum Kentern bringen, umkippen

the ship rocked violently overturning chairs and tables — das Schiff schwankte so heftig, dass Tische und Stühle umkippten

2) (fig) regime stürzen; philosophy, world view umstürzen; law, ban, conviction aufheben
2. vi
(chair) umkippen; (boat also) kentern
3. n
['əʊvətɜːn] (of government) Sturz m; (of world view etc) Umsturz m; (of law, ban, conviction) Aufhebung f
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overturn [ˌ-ˈtɜːn; US ˌ-ˈtɜrn]
A v/t
1. umstoßen, umkippen
2. eine Regierung etc stürzen, eine bestehende Ordnung etc umstürzen, JUR ein Urteil etc aufheben
B v/i umkippen, (Boot auch) kentern, (Auto) sich überschlagen
C s [ˈ-tɜːn; US ˈ-ˌtɜrn] fig (Um)Sturz m
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1. transitive verb
1) (upset) umstoßen
2) (overthrow) umstürzen [bestehende Ordnung, Vorstellung, Prinzip]; stürzen [Regierung]
2. intransitive verb
[Auto, Boot, Kutsche:] umkippen; [Boot:] kentern
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v.
stürzen v.
umstürzen v.

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