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Meaning of overlade | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

to hand over, hand, leave (pass responsibility, control or ownership to somebody else)

Equivalents

English leave

Examples

“Børnene blev overladt til sig selv.”

The children were left to fend for themselves.

“Han overlod aldrig noget til tilfældighederne.”

He never left anything to chance.

“2017, "Trump har overladt Syrien til Rusland", Politiken link to article on Politiken Præsident Trump har overladt Syrien til Rusland. Irak har han overladt til iransk indflydelse. President Trump has handed over Syria to Russia. He has handed over Iraq to Iranian influence.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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