English-German translation for "overreach"

"overreach" German translation

overreach
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • hinausschießen über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    overreach figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    überschreiten
    overreach figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    overreach figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • to overreach one’s purpose figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    über sein Ziel hinausschießen
    to overreach one’s purpose figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to overreach oneself
    to overreach oneself
  • hinausreichenor | oder od -ragen über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    overreach reach or project out over
    überragen
    overreach reach or project out over
    overreach reach or project out over
  • sich ausbreiten über (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
    overreach rare | seltenselten (extend or spread over)
    overreach rare | seltenselten (extend or spread over)
  • weit ausstrecken
    overreach armet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc, stretch far out
    overreach armet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc, stretch far out
  • übervorteilen, -listen
    overreach rare | seltenselten (cheat)
    overreach rare | seltenselten (cheat)
  • einholen
    overreach catch up with obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    overreach catch up with obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
  • overreach syn vgl. → see „cheat
    overreach syn vgl. → see „cheat
overreach
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • schwindeln, betrügen
    overreach rare | seltenselten (cheat)
    overreach rare | seltenselten (cheat)
Ich denke, da sollten wir uns nicht übernehmen.
I think this is an area where we should not overreach ourselves.
Source: Europarl
Das war zuviel und damit begann Argentiniens Abstieg.
That overreach began Argentina's undoing.
Source: News-Commentary
George W. Bush hatte die Kardinalsünde aller gefallenen Reiche begangen er hatte sich übernommen.
George W. Bush committed the cardinal sin of all fallen empires – that of overreach.
Source: News-Commentary
Damit schießen wir über das Ziel hinaus.
We would then be overreaching ourselves.
Source: Europarl
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