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o·ver·all

 (ō′vər-ôl′)
adj.
1. From one end to the other: the overall length of the house.
2. Including everything; comprehensive: the overall costs of medical care.
3. Regarded as a whole; general: My overall impression was favorable.
adv. (ō′vər-ôl′)
On the whole; generally: enjoyed the performance overall.
n.
1. Chiefly British A loose-fitting protective outer garment; a smock.
2. overalls Loose-fitting pants, usually of strong fabric, with a bib front and shoulder straps, often worn over regular clothing as protection from dirt.
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overalls

(ˈəʊvərˌɔːlz)
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) hard-wearing work trousers with a bib and shoulder straps or jacket attached
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Translations
بَدْلَةُ الْعَمَلِبَدْلَة العَمَل فوق الثِّياب
montérky
overalloverallssmækbukser
haalarittyöhaalarithaalarihaalarihousut
kombinezon
szerelõruha
samfestingur
オーバーオール
작업복
kombinéza
delovni pajacpajac
overall
เสื้อคลุมที่สวมเพื่อกันเปื้อน
tulumişçi tulumu
bộ quần áo bảo hộ

overalls

plOverall m, → Arbeitsanzug m; (US: = dungarees) → Latzhose f
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overalls

[ˈəʊvərɔːlz] npltuta (da lavoro)
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overall

(ˈəuvəroːl) noun
a garment worn over ordinary clothes to protect them from dirt etc. She wears an overall when cleaning the house.
adjective
complete, including everything. What is the overall cost of the scheme?
(ouvərˈoːl) adverb
(also over all) complete, including everything. What will the scheme cost overall?
ˈoveralls noun plural
a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc. The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.
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overalls

بَدْلَةُ الْعَمَلِ montérky overalls Overall φόρμα εργασίας mono de trabajo, overoles haalarit bleu de travail kombinezon tuta オーバーオール 작업복 overal kjeledress kombinezon roboczy macacão рабочая одежда overall เสื้อคลุมที่สวมเพื่อกันเปื้อน tulum bộ quần áo bảo hộ 工作服
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References in classic literature ?
It could not be--not in those faded overalls, too long in the legs and frayed at the bottoms.
Not being entirely bereft of prudence, he had discarded boots and stockings and borrowed Tommy Cotton's overalls. Thus accoutered, bog and marsh and undergrowth had no terrors for him.
We were all dressed alike: broad slouch hats, to keep the sun off; gray knapsacks; blue army shirts; blue overalls; leathern gaiters buttoned tight from knee down to ankle; high-quarter coarse shoes snugly laced.
At the corner of the Moroseyka, opposite a large house with closed shutters and bearing a bootmaker's signboard, stood a score of thin, worn-out, gloomy-faced bootmakers, wearing overalls and long tattered coats.