overzetten

From Middle Dutch oversetten. Equivalent to over +‎ zetten. Compare Danish oversætte, German übersetzen, Norwegian Bokmål oversette, Swedish översätta, English overset.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vərˌzɛ.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: over‧zet‧ten

overzetten

1. to ferry (to move someone/something from one place to another in general, or over water in particular)
2. (computing) to transfer
3. (archaic) to translate

   Synonym: vertalen

The definition to translate is archaic and rarely used outside dialectal usage, but still exists in the Van Dale dictionary. The common term in standard use and in many dialects is vertalen.

• Negerhollands: overset

• zetten over