"overkill" meaning in angličtina

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Noun

IPA: [ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]
  1. neúměrné řešení; situace, kdy se jde s kanónem na vrabce Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: cs-overkill-en-noun-ejHt22P3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: [ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]
  1. jít s kanónem na vrabce Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: cs-overkill-en-verb-ZM-Jon5g
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "sloveso",
  "raw_tags": [
    "pravidelné"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jít s kanónem na vrabce"
      ],
      "id": "cs-overkill-en-verb-ZM-Jon5g",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "overkill"
}

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglická slovesa",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglická substantiva",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "angličtina",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "podstatné jméno",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Desysopping him for such an innocent joke would be an overkill.",
          "translation": "Zbavovat ho správcovských práv za takový nevinný žertík by bylo jít s kanonem na vrabce."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "neúměrné řešení; situace, kdy se jde s kanónem na vrabce"
      ],
      "id": "cs-overkill-en-noun-ejHt22P3",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "countable"
  ],
  "word": "overkill"
}
{
  "lang": "angličtina",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "sloveso",
  "raw_tags": [
    "pravidelné"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jít s kanónem na vrabce"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "intransitive"
  ],
  "word": "overkill"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Anglická slovesa",
    "Anglická substantiva"
  ],
  "lang": "angličtina",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "podstatné jméno",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Desysopping him for such an innocent joke would be an overkill.",
          "translation": "Zbavovat ho správcovských práv za takový nevinný žertík by bylo jít s kanonem na vrabce."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "neúměrné řešení; situace, kdy se jde s kanónem na vrabce"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl]"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "countable"
  ],
  "word": "overkill"
}

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