Overtook in spanish

Adelantó

pronunciation: ɑdelɑntoʊ part of speech: verb
In gestures

overtake1 = superar, sustituir, anular. [Verbo irregular: pasado overtook, participio overtaken]

Example: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

overtake2 = acaparar, dominar. [Verbo irregular: pasado overtook, participio overtaken]

Example: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

overtake3 = adelantar. 

Example: A 66-year-old male motorcyclist died yesterday after overtaking a row of vehicles and colliding with a car.

more:

» overtake on + the left = adelantar por la izquierda.

Example: You should not overtake on the left if there is a bend ahead, a hump bridge or the brow of a hill.

» overtake on + the left side = adelantar por el lado izquierdo.

Example: In these cases you may overtake on the left side if it is safe.

» overtake on + the right = adelantar por la derecha.

Example: Overtaking on the right is especially dangerous, as drivers in Europe do not expect this.

» overtake on + the right side = adelantar por el lado derecho.

Example: When there is a traffic jam ahead, and traffic is going slower, you overtake on the right side.
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