overdose

English

Etymology

over- + dose

Noun

overdose (plural overdoses)

  1. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
    die of a heroin overdose

Translations

Verb

overdose (third-person singular simple present overdoses, present participle overdosing, simple past and past participle overdosed)

  1. (intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
    Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
    She overdosed on cocaine.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To indulge in something excessively.
    • 2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
      They still had Sergio Agüero to bring off the bench and the Etihad was overdosing on optimism. For the game to finish with an aggregate 5-1 score distorts the fact the occasion was full of drama and suspense until Salah’s goal conclusively changed the complexion of the evening.
  3. (transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.vɛʁ.doz/
  • (file)

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

  1. (medicine) overdose

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose f (invariable)

  1. (medicine) overdose

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdoser, definite plural overdosene)

  1. an overdose

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdosar, definite plural overdosane)

  1. an overdose

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔzi

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

  1. overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug)

Synonyms

Verb

overdose

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of overdosar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of overdosar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of overdosar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of overdosar
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