English-Danish translations for overstep

overtrædeHr. Blokland har påstået, at det er en overtrædelse af de traktatmæssige muligheder. Mr Blokland maintains that this would be overstepping the contractual mark. Den straf, som truer med at blive pålagt Helmut Hofer, som overtræder høflighedsreglerne i Iran, er naturligvis også særdeles overdreven. The punishment imposed on Helmut Hofer, who oversteps the limits of courtesy in Iran, is of course out of all proportion. Vi er samtidig generelt enige om, at den nationale lovgivning ikke må overtræder EU's principper om etableringsfrihed og levering af tjenesteydelser i henhold til EU-retten. At the same time we agree at a general level that national legislation must not overstep EU principles on business and the provision of services within the EU framework.

To go too far beyond ; especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions
To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward
To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground
A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground
A movement in which one oversteps

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