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Besides, we did not want to overdo the thing and get six months.Par ailleurs, nous ne voulions pas non plus trop en faire et récolter six mois de prison.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
We did not want to overdo the thing and get a surfeit of it.Nous ne voulions pas en abuser ni qu’une indigestion s’ensuivît.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
With regard to religion, it should not be overdone, just sufficient as a moral restraint.En fait de religion, pas d'abus, ce qu'il en faut comme frein moral.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
The lunch was exquisite: the omelette overdone, the sausages too greasy, and the bread so hard that he had to cut it into fingers for Christine lest she should hurt her wrist.Le déjeuner fut exquis, l’omelette trop cuite, les saucisses trop grasses, le pain d’une telle dureté, qu’il dut lui couper des mouillettes, pour qu’elle ne s’abîmât pas le poignet.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"It was well meant, Judith," he said, "but it was not intended to hurt your feelin's so much. I have overdone the advice, I see; yes, I've overdone it, and I crave your pardon for the same.– J’avais de bonnes intentions, Judith, lui dit-il, mais je n’avais pas dessein d’émouvoir à un tel point votre sensibilité ; mes avis ont été trop loin, oui, je le vois, et je vous en demande pardon.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
'Short's very well, and seems kind,' resumed the misanthrope, 'but he overdoes it. Now I don't.'« Short, reprit le misanthrope, est sans doute très-bien et paraît affectueux, mais il exagère la chose ; moi, c’est bien différent. »Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquitesLe magasin d'antiquitesDickens, CharlesThe Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The method of silence was rather overdone by the French General Staff at the beginning of the campaign, for its telegrams contained only the most unimportant news, and suppressed every word about a great battle like Charleroi.Notre état-major a pratiqué avec un peu d'exagération au commencement de la campagne, la méthode du silence, ne parlant dans les dépèches que d'affaires insignifiantes et taisant même les plus grandes batailles, celle de Charleroi, par exemple.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Word forms
overdo
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | overdid |
Imperative | overdo |
Present Participle (Participle I) | overdoing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | overdone |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overdo | we overdo |
you overdo | you overdo |
he/she/it overdoes | they overdo |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am overdoing | we are overdoing |
you are overdoing | you are overdoing |
he/she/it is overdoing | they are overdoing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have overdone | we have overdone |
you have overdone | you have overdone |
he/she/it has overdone | they have overdone |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been overdoing | we have been overdoing |
you have been overdoing | you have been overdoing |
he/she/it has been overdoing | they have been overdoing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overdid | we overdid |
you overdid | you overdid |
he/she/it overdid | they overdid |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was overdoing | we were overdoing |
you were overdoing | you were overdoing |
he/she/it was overdoing | they were overdoing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had overdone | we had overdone |
you had overdone | you had overdone |
he/she/it had overdone | they had overdone |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been overdoing | we had been overdoing |
you had been overdoing | you had been overdoing |
he/she/it had been overdoing | they had been overdoing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will overdo | we shall/will overdo |
you will overdo | you will overdo |
he/she/it will overdo | they will overdo |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be overdoing | we shall/will be overdoing |
you will be overdoing | you will be overdoing |
he/she/it will be overdoing | they will be overdoing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have overdone | we shall/will have overdone |
you will have overdone | you will have overdone |
he/she/it will have overdone | they will have overdone |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overdoing | we shall/will have been overdoing |
you will have been overdoing | you will have been overdoing |
he/she/it will have been overdoing | they will have been overdoing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would overdo | we should/would overdo |
you would overdo | you would overdo |
he/she/it would overdo | they would overdo |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be overdoing | we should/would be overdoing |
you would be overdoing | you would be overdoing |
he/she/it would be overdoing | they would be overdoing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have overdone | we should/would have overdone |
you would have overdone | you would have overdone |
he/she/it would have overdone | they would have overdone |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been overdoing | we should/would have been overdoing |
you would have been overdoing | you would have been overdoing |
he/she/it would have been overdoing | they would have been overdoing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am overdone | we are overdone |
you are overdone | you are overdone |
he/she/it is overdone | they are overdone |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being overdone | we are being overdone |
you are being overdone | you are being overdone |
he/she/it is being overdone | they are being overdone |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been overdone | we have been overdone |
you have been overdone | you have been overdone |
he/she/it has been overdone | they have been overdone |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was overdone | we were overdone |
you were overdone | you were overdone |
he/she/it was overdone | they were overdone |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being overdone | we were being overdone |
you were being overdone | you were being overdone |
he/she/it was being overdone | they were being overdone |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been overdone | we had been overdone |
you had been overdone | you had been overdone |
he/she/it had been overdone | they had been overdone |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be overdone | we shall/will be overdone |
you will be overdone | you will be overdone |
he/she/it will be overdone | they will be overdone |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overdone | we shall/will have been overdone |
you will have been overdone | you will have been overdone |
he/she/it will have been overdone | they will have been overdone |