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1 overwhelm
[əuvə'welm](to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) uničiti* * *[ouvə(h)wélm]transitive verb(zlasti figuratively) zdrobiti, uničiti, premagati; (zlasti figuratively) zasuti, preplaviti; figuratively pokopati -
2 besiege
[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) oblegati2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) obsuti* * *[bisí:dž]transitive verboblegati, naskakovati, pritiskatito besiege with requests — nadlegovati s prošnjami, z zahtevami -
3 deluge
['delju:‹] 1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) poplava2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) preplaviti* * *I [délju:dž]nounpoplava, potop, naliv; figuratively velika množina, morje česaafter us the deluge — bodočnost nam nič mar; kar je, jeII [délju:dž]transitive verb( with) poplaviti, zaliti, preplaviti -
4 devastate
['devəsteit]1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) (o)pustošiti2) (to overwhelm (a person) with grief: She was devastated by the terrible news.) streti (koga)•* * *[dévəsteit]transitive verb(o)pustošiti, (o)pleniti -
5 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležeč (na trebuhu)2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) onemogel2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) vreči (se) na tla2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) izčrpati•* * *I [prɔstreit]adjectivena tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen ( with od); figuratively ponižen, hlapčevski; botany zoology plazečto lay prostrate — premagati, vreči na tlato lie prostrate — ležati na trebuhu; figuratively plaziti se pred komII [prɔstréit]transitive verbvreči na tla, položiti na tla; premagati, uničiti; izčrpati, oslabitito prostrate o.s. before — vreči se na obraz, pasti na kolena pred kom; ponižati se -
6 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) zadušiti (se)2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) zadušiti3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) obsuti z* * *[smʌðə]1.noungost dim, oblak dima; zadušljiv dim, gosta para, megla, dušeče ozračje; tlenje, kadeč se pepel; snežni oblak; figuratively zmeda, zmešnjavafrom the smoke into the smother — iz hudega v hujše, z dežja pod kap;2.transitive verb(za)dušiti, potlačiti; obsuti ( with z); pokriti s pepelom (žerjavico); prekriti, utajiti, pridušiti (često up); pražiti, dušiti; sport čvrsto objeti (nasprotnika)to smother s.o. with kisses — zadušiti, obsuti koga s poljubi -
7 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) višji, močnejši2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) boljši3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) vzvišen2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) predstojnik* * *I [sjupíəriə]adjective ( superiorly adverb)(o prostoru) gornji; (o položaju) višji; (o kakovosti) boljši; (o številu) večji; močnejši (in v), prekašajoč; ki je nad čem, superioren, vzvišen, izreden; commerce izvrsten, odličen; (o vinu) žlahten; (često derogatory) imeniten, izobražen; ohol, domišljav, nadut, arogantenwith a superior air — domišljavo, naduto, zviškasuperior to bribery — vzvišen nad, nedovzeten za podkupovanjesuperior court American najvišje sodišče v državi (v ZDA)superior forces military premočsuperior knowledge — izredno, zelo visoko znanjesuperior letter — črka, ki stoji nad vrsticosuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rok, najvišja vsotasuperior person — od drugih bolj izobražena oseba; domišljava oseba, nadutež; (ironično) fina osebato rise superior to s.th. — pokazati se vzvišenega nad čem, ne si pustiti vplivati od česaII [sjupíəriə]nounpredstojnik, starešina, šef; kdor je boljši (in v); history fevdni gospodMother Superior, Lady Superior ecclesiastic prednica samostana -
8 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) biti pretežko
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overwhelm — [v1] flood, beat physically bury, conquer, crush, defeat, deluge, destroy, drown, drub*, engulf, inundate, massacre, overcome, overflow, overpower, overrun, overthrow, rout, smother, submerge, swamp, thrash, total*, whip*, win*; concepts 86,95… … New thesaurus
Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwhelm — O ver*whelm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwhelm — I verb astonish, beat, besiege, bewilder, bury, confound, confuse, conquer, daze, defeat, deluge, demergere, destroy, discomfit, immerse, impress, inundate, master, obruere, opprimere, overcome, overpower, overrun, overthrow, quash, quell, shock … Law dictionary
overwhelm — (v.) early 14c., to turn upside down, to overthrow, from OVER (Cf. over) + M.E. whelmen to turn upside down (see WHELM (Cf. whelm)). Meaning to submerge completely is mid 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and… … Etymology dictionary
overwhelm — ► VERB 1) submerge beneath a huge mass. 2) defeat completely; overpower. 3) have a strong emotional effect on. DERIVATIVES overwhelming adjective. ORIGIN from archaic whelm engulf or submerge , from Old English … English terms dictionary
overwhelm — [ō΄vər hwelm′, ō΄vərwelm′] vt. [ME oferwhelmen: see OVER & WHELM] 1. to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath 2. to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower 3. Obs. to overthrow or overturn… … English World dictionary
overwhelm — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, totally ▪ quite, rather ▪ almost, nearly ▪ suddenly … Collocations dictionary
overwhelm — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)(h)we̱lm[/t]] overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed 1) VERB If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. [be V ed] He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past … English dictionary
overwhelm */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈwelm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelm] verb [transitive] Word forms overwhelm : present tense I/you/we/they overwhelm he/she/it overwhelms present participle overwhelming past tense overwhelmed past participle overwhelmed 1) a) … English dictionary
overwhelm — /oh veuhr hwelm , welm /, v.t. 1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse. 2. to overpower or overcome, esp. with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians. 3. to cover or bury beneath… … Universalium