overdo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈduː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər do̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'overdo' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
overdoes
v 3rd person singular
overdoing
v pres p
overdid
v past
overdone
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
overdo [sth]⇒ vtr (apply or use in excess)pasarse⇒ v prnl
  excederse⇒ v prnl
 She overdid the hair dye and her hair's now bright orange.
 Se pasó con la tintura y ahora su pelo es naranja brillante.
overdo [sth] vtr (expose yourself to)exponerse a v prnl + prep
 Your face is red! You've overdone the sun today!
 ¡Tu cara está roja! ¡Te expusiste demasiado al sol hoy!
overdo [sth] vtr (exaggerate)exagerar⇒ vtr
 He completely overdid the role of the cowboy.
 Exageró completamente con el papel de cowboy.
overdo [sth] vtr (cook too much)cocinar de más loc verb
  cocer de más loc verb
 I think I must've overdone the eggs.
 Creo que cociné de más los huevos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
overdo it v expr informal (do or apply [sth] to excess) (informal)pasarse⇒ v prnl
  (informal)írsele la mano loc verb
  exagerar⇒ vtr
 Russell overdid it at the party and woke up with a hangover.
overdo it v expr informal (exhaust yourself)estar exigiéndose demasiado loc verb
  (figurado, coloquial)matarse⇒ v prnl
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'overdo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
do to death - hoke - kill with kindness - over-egg
Spanish:
sobrecargar - complicar - desmesurar - cargar la mano - cargar las tintas - exagerar - recargar - tostar


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