German-English translation for "überfordern"

"überfordern" English translation

überfordern
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <untrennbar | inseparableuntrennb, kein -ge-; h>

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you shouldn’t ask too much of the child... to overcharge this task is too much for me... the patient overdid it with this walk...
examples
examples
  • jemanden überfordern Wirtschaft/Volkswirtschaft | commercial term, commerceWIRTSCH
    to overchargejemand | somebody sb
    jemanden überfordern Wirtschaft/Volkswirtschaft | commercial term, commerceWIRTSCH
It would be too much for the police to check all these cars systematically in the SIS.
Die Polizei wäre damit überfordert, all diese Fahrzeuge systematisch im SIS zu überprüfen.
Source: Europarl
That, too, would overburden the net contributors within the European Union.
Auch dies würde gerade die Nettozahler innerhalb der Europäischen Union überfordern.
Source: Europarl
For the most part, national public prosecutors cannot cope.
Die nationalen Staatsanwaltschaften zeigen sich weitgehend überfordert.
Source: Europarl
Does the Commission proposal put the present Member States under excessive financial strain?
Werden durch den Vorschlag der Kommission die jetzigen Mitgliedstaaten finanziell überfordert?
Source: Europarl
There are limits to our willingness to cooperate.
Unsere Kooperationsbereitschaft darf auch nicht überfordert werden.
Source: Europarl
No partner should be subjected to excessive demands in the accession process.
Kein Partner sollte im Beitrittsprozess überfordert werden.
Source: Europarl
It places too heavy a burden on the facilities of the European states.
Die Möglichkeiten der europäischen Länder werden dadurch überfordert.
Source: Europarl
In Japan, Buddhist monks usually do funerals and deal with the bereaved.
Doch nach der Katastrophe waren sie überfordert, genau wie andere religiöse Helfer auch.
Source: GlobalVoices
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