overdrive in Italian
overdrive in Italian is sovrautilizzo — overdrive means a high gear in a vehicle that reduces engine speed at higher road speeds, improving fuel economy.
overdrive in Italian
sovrautilizzo
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus rarely called by this name.
What does "overdrive" mean?
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noun A high gear in a vehicle that reduces engine speed at higher road speeds, improving fuel economy.
"The car shifted smoothly into overdrive on the highway."
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noun A state of intense or heightened activity.
"It is true, though it's got nothing to do with me, that the building boom that created the Bombay of my childhood went into overdrive in the years before my birth"
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overdrive in a sentence
- The car shifted smoothly into overdrive on the highway.
- It is true, though it's got nothing to do with me, that the building boom that created the Bombay of my childhood went into overdrive in the years before my birth
- The campaign has been in overdrive since the recent announcement.
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What is "overdrive" in Italian?
"overdrive" in Italian is sovrautilizzo. overdrive means: A high gear in a vehicle that reduces engine speed at higher road speeds, improving fuel economy.
How do you use "overdrive" in a sentence?
Example: "The car shifted smoothly into overdrive on the highway." In Italian, "overdrive" is sovrautilizzo.
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