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1 avasallar
v.1 to overwhelm (rival, oponente).2 to subjugate (pueblo).3 to enslave, to dominate, to hold sway over, to overpower.* * *1 to subjugate, subdue* * *1. VT1) (=subyugar) to subjugate2)avasallar a algn — (=obligar) to steamroller sb ( into agreement or compliance)
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < pueblo> to subjugateb) (fam) ( apabullar)2.avasallar vi (Esp) to be pushy* * *= tyrannize, lord it over.Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < pueblo> to subjugateb) (fam) ( apabullar)2.avasallar vi (Esp) to be pushy* * *= tyrannize, lord it over.Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.* * *avasallar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pueblo› to subjugate2 ( fam)(apabullar): no te dejes avasallar por ellos don't let them push o shove you around ( colloq), don't let them overwhelm you■ avasallarvi( Esp) to be pushy* * *
avasallar
1 verbo transitivo to tyrannize
(apabullar) to push somebody around
II verbo intransitivo to trample on, Esp to be pushy
' avasallar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pisar
English:
subdue
* * *♦ vt1. [arrollar] to overwhelm;el equipo visitante avasalló al local the away team overwhelmed the home sideva por la vida avasallando a todo el mundo he'll trample over people to get what he wants3. [someter] to subjugate♦ vi[arrollar]va por la vida avasallando he'll trample over people to get what he wants* * *v/t subjugate;no dejes que te avasallen fig don’t let them push you around* * *avasallar vt: to overpower, to subjugate
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