I add to the definitions given that this Italianate adopted in various languages has a use in the political and economical as transnominacion or metonymy, since it originally appears in the automotive field, when a car passes very quickly by another. Also take this opportunity to mention the film " Il Sorpasso " 1962 ) ( Dino Risi.
Life is a word in Italian that means overtaking. This term is used in two cases mainly.In economics refers to the advancement from one country to another in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP). It began to use when the GDP of Italy overcame to the of the United Kingdom in 1987.It relates the advancement of election results or intend to vote for one political party with respect to other policy.
Internationalized Italian term that means overtaking. It was first used as economic term in 1987 when Italy ahead of United Kingdom GDP ( 41 gross domestic product; Now also used as a political term to indicate the overtaking of one party with respect to another or others in voting in polls ( almost all result from a good kitchen ) or in the election results.
