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mariaelaine
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Hi Everyone,
What do we say when a car topples over? Is there a suitable phrasal verb? Thanks for your help Regards, Mariaelaine. |
16 Nov 2010
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ldthemagicman
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Dear mariaelaine,
The first verb that comes to me is �to overturn �.
"My car has run off the road and has overturned". ("My car went out of control; it ran off the road and ran into the ditch; it turned onto its roof; and it is now lying upside-down in the ditch, with its wheels in the air".
I live in the UK.
I hope that this helps.
Les |
16 Nov 2010
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akram@73
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The phrasal you are looking for is "roll over".
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16 Nov 2010
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Jayho
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Hi Mariaelaine
Overturned - flipped over - rolled over - down here at the bottom of the world we use all of those, even toppled over if the vehicle falls over a cliff. However they all can have slight differences depending on context. For example, a car that flips over will often be lying on it�s side compared to overturned when it�s more likey to be on it�s roof. Yet, they can be interchangeable. A roll over (or rollover) is usually when it rolls over several times. And toppling is from a height, but sometimes this is also expressed as veered off [a cliff]
Cheers
Jayho |
16 Nov 2010
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gitasiva
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You can also say the car "turned turtle". ;-)
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16 Nov 2010
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ueslteacher
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Native speakers, can a car tumble over? or come tumbling down the hill? Sophia
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16 Nov 2010
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ballycastle1
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Yes, it can, Sophia. People, walls, shares, prices etc all tumble if they fall quickly and without control. In this context it does suggest , though, that it rolled over a number of times rather than �overturned � which is used to refer to a 180 degree movement. |
16 Nov 2010
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