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1 opprimere
oppress* * *opprimere v.tr. to oppress (anche fig.); to weigh down; ( gravare) to burden: opprimere un paese, un popolo, to oppress a country, a people; quel cibo opprime lo stomaco, that food lies heavy on the stomach; questo caldo opprime il respiro, this heat is oppressive (o suffocating); la sua routine quotidiana le opprimeva lo spirito, her daily routine suffocated her; le sue preoccupazioni lo opprimevano, his troubles weighed him down (o oppressed him); la loro compagnia mi opprime, I find their company oppressive // opprimere qlcu. con tasse, to burden s.o. with taxes.* * *[op'primere]verbo transitivo1) to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2) [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress3) (soffocare) [ calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [ persona]* * *opprimere/op'primere/ [29]1 to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2 [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress -
2 sopraffare
overwhelm* * *sopraffare v.tr. to overwhelm, to overcome*, to crush (anche fig.): furono sopraffatti dal nemico, they were overwhelmed by the enemy; fui sopraffatto dal timore, dal dolore, I was overcome by fear, by grief.* * *[sopraf'fare]verbo transitivo* * *sopraffare/sopraf'fare/ [8]2 fig. [ sentimento] to overwhelm, to overcome*, to take* hold of [ persona]; fu sopraffatto dal sonno sleep got the better of him; era sopraffatto dal senso di colpa he was overwhelmed with guilt. -
3 soverchiare
soverchiare v.tr.1 ( essere migliore di) to surpass, to outdo*, to excel: nessuno lo soverchiava in destrezza, nobody could surpass (o outdo o excel) him in skill2 ( sopraffare) to overwhelm, to overcome*; to crush; (estens.) to drown: la soverchiava con la sua autorità, he crushed her with his authority; le nostre truppe soverchiavano il nemico, our troops overwhelmed (o overcame) the enemy; il clamore della folla soverchiava la voce dell'oratore, the clamouring of the crowd drowned the orator's voice3 (non com.) ( oltrepassare) to overflow*: il fiume soverchiò gli argini, the river overflowed its banks* * *[sover'kjare]verbo transitivo1) (superare) to surpass, to outdo*, to excel [ persona]2) (sopraffare) to overwhelm, to overpower, to overcome* [ nemici]3) (per intensità) [ rumore] to drown (out), to cover [ musica]* * *soverchiare/sover'kjare/ [1]1 (superare) to surpass, to outdo*, to excel [ persona]2 (sopraffare) to overwhelm, to overpower, to overcome* [ nemici] -
4 sopraffare vt irreg
[sopraf'fare]to overwhelm, overpower, overcome -
5 soverchiare vt
[sover'kjare]to overpower, overwhelm -
6 sopraffare
vt irreg [sopraf'fare]to overwhelm, overpower, overcome -
7 soverchiare
vt [sover'kjare]to overpower, overwhelm
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