English-German translation for "overdrive"

"overdrive" German translation

overdrive
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <irregular | irregulär, unregelmäßigirr>

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bis zur Erschöpfung schinden zu weit treiben, zu weit gehen in, übertreiben
overdrive
noun | Substantiv s

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Overdrive, Schnell-, Schon-, Fern-, Autobahngang
  • Overdrivemasculine | Maskulinum m
    overdrive engineering | TechnikTECH
    Schnell-, Schon-, Fern-, Autobahngangmasculine | Maskulinum m
    overdrive engineering | TechnikTECH
    overdrive engineering | TechnikTECH
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  • to go into overdrive familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    auf Hochtouren kommen
    to go into overdrive familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Doch sie schaltete den Häkel-Turbogang ein.
But she went into crochet overdrive.
Source: TED
Wir wollen sogar noch weitergehen und der europäischen Wissenspolitik neue Impulse verleihen.
We want to go even further and send the European knowledge policy into overdrive.
Source: Europarl
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