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overwhelming [‚əʊvə'welmɪŋ](a) (crushing → victory, defeat) écrasant;∎ to win by an overwhelming majority gagner avec une majorité écrasante;∎ the overwhelming majority (of people) oppose these measures la grande majorité des gens est opposée à ces mesures(b) (extreme, overpowering → grief, heat) accablant; (→ joy) extrême; (→ love) passionnel; (→ desire, urge, passion) irrésistible;∎ an overwhelming sense of frustration un sentiment d'extrême frustration;∎ their friendliness is somewhat overwhelming leur amabilité a quelque chose d'excessifUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > overwhelming
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