overreach in Spanish
overreach in Spanish is extralimitación, extralimitarse, pasarse de frenada — overreach means to reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
overreach in Spanish
extralimitación
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
extralimitarse
(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. [from 14th c.]
pasarse de frenada
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
What does "overreach" mean?
- verb To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- verb To defeat or override a person's interest in property; (UK, specifically) of a holder of the legal title of real property: by mortgaging or selling the legal title to a third party, to cause another person's equitable right in the property to be dissolved and to be replaced by an equitable right in the money received from the third party.
- verb To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
- verb Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
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What is "overreach" in Spanish?
"overreach" in Spanish is extralimitación, extralimitarse, pasarse de frenada. overreach means: To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
Are there other ways to say "overreach" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "overreach": extralimitación, extralimitarse, pasarse de frenada.
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