overcrowd

[US]/əʊvəˈkraʊd/
[UK]/ˌovɚˈkraʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at fylde (et rum) med for mange mennesker eller ting, hvilket forårsager tilstopning eller overdreven trængsel.
Word Forms
Present Participleovercrowding
Past Tenseovercrowded
Past Participleovercrowded
Third Person Singularovercrowds
Pluralovercrowds

Phrases & Collocations

overcrowded

overfyldt

Example Sentences

the squalid, overcrowded prison.

det beskidte, overfyldte fængsel.

a stuffy, overcrowded office.

en indelukte, overfyldte kontor.

the protest spotlighted the overcrowding in British prisons.

protesten satte lys på overfyldningen i britiske fængsler.

a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms.

et konsolideringssystem, der kun overfyldte klasseværelserne.

Overcrowding imposes mental strains.

Overfyldning pålægger psykiske belastninger.

An overcrowded workplace can be a major source of stress.

Et overfyldt arbejdssted kan være en stor kilde til stress.

the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading.

De overfyldte boligforhold var ynkelige og nedværdigende.

The assembly hall was overcrowded long before the performance began.

Forsamlingshallen var overfyldt længe før forestillingen begyndte.

The people were packed into an already overcrowded bus.

Folk blev pakket ind i en allerede overfyldt bus.

The manager of that theatre created a dangerous situation by allowing people to overcrowd the balcony.

Lederen af det teater skabte en farlig situation ved at tillade folk at overfylde balkonen.

Overcrowded prisons are an impediment to the rehabilitation of criminals. Asnag is an unforeseen or hidden, often transitory obstacle:

Overfyldte fængsler er en hindring for rehabiliteringen af kriminelle. Asnag er en uforudset eller skjult, ofte forbigående hindring:

You will go through the eclipse period far calmer if you don't overcrowd your schedule near February 9.

Du vil komme igennem formørkelsesperioden meget roligere, hvis du ikke overbooker din kalender omkring den 9. februar.

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