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1 overwhelm
əuvə'welm(to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) vencer, aplastar; agobiar, abrumartr[əʊvə'welm]1 (physically - defeat) arrollar, aplastar2 figurative use (emotionally) abrumaroverwhelm [.o:vər'hwɛlm] vt1) crush, defeat: aplastar, arrollar2) submerge: inundar, sumergir3) overpower: abrumar, agobiaroverwhelmed by remorse: abrumado de remordimientov.• abrumar v.• agobiar v.• anonadar v.• apesgar v.• hundir v.• inundar v.• sepultar v.• sumergir v.• sumir v.'əʊvər'hwelm, ˌəʊvə'welma) ( emotionally) abrumarb) ( defeat) \<\<army/post\>\> aplastar, arrollarc) ( swamp) inundar, anegar*to be overwhelmed WITH something: they've been overwhelmed with applications/complaints — han recibido infinidad de solicitudes/quejas
[ˌǝʊvǝ'welm]VT1) (=defeat) [+ opponent, team] arrollar, aplastar2) (=overcome) [difficulties, fear, loneliness] abrumarI felt overwhelmed by events/her — me sentía abrumado por los acontecimientos/por ella
he was overwhelmed by their kindness — su amabilidad le dejó abrumado or le conmovió profundamente
3) (=inundate, overload) (with work) abrumar, agobiar; (with questions, requests, information) atosigaryou shouldn't overwhelm the customer with too much information — no deberías atosigar al cliente con demasiada información
* * *['əʊvər'hwelm, ˌəʊvə'welm]a) ( emotionally) abrumarb) ( defeat) \<\<army/post\>\> aplastar, arrollarc) ( swamp) inundar, anegar*to be overwhelmed WITH something: they've been overwhelmed with applications/complaints — han recibido infinidad de solicitudes/quejas
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2 choke
1. transitive verb1) (lit. or fig.) ersticken2) (strangle)2. intransitive verbchoke [to death] — erdrosseln
(temporarily) keine Luft [mehr] bekommen; (permanently) ersticken (on an + Dat.)3. noun(Motor Veh.) Choke, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/85317/choke_back">choke back* * *[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) ersticken2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) verstopfen2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) die Luftklappe* * *[tʃəʊk, AM tʃoʊk]I. nto put the \choke in/out den Choke hineindrücken/ziehen2. (outburst)a \choke of laughter Gelächter ntII. vt1. (strangle)▪ to \choke sb jdn überwältigen3. (blocked)▪ to be \choked verstopft seinIII. vi1. (have problems breathing) keine Luft bekommento \choke to death ersticken* * *[tʃəʊk]1. vtdon't eat so fast, you'll choke yourself — iss nicht so schnell, sonst erstickst du daran
in a voice choked with tears/emotion — mit tränenerstickter/tief bewegter Stimme
2. viersticken (on an +dat)he was choking with laughter/anger — er erstickte fast or halb vor Lachen/Wut
3. n (AUT)Choke m, Starterzug m* * *choke [tʃəʊk]A s1. Würgen n2. AUTO Choke m, Luftklappe f:pull out the choke den Choke ziehen3. ELEK Drosselspule fB v/t1. würgen2. einen Erstickungsanfall hervorrufen bei jemandemthe smoke almost choked me ich bin an dem Rauch fast erstickt;rage choked him (up) er brachte vor Wut kein Wort heraus4. auch choke back ( oder down) fig eine Bemerkung, seinen Ärger etc unterdrücken, hinunterschlucken, die Tränen zurückhaltena) drosselnb) umg abwürgena) eine Diskussion etc abwürgen,b) jemandes Redefluss stoppena) verstopfen,b) vollstopfenC v/i1. würgen2. ersticken (on an dat):he was choking with anger er erstickte fast vor Wut3. einen Erstickungsanfall haben5. the words choked in his throat die Worte blieben ihm im Hals stecken6. he choked up es schnürte ihm die Kehle zu(sammen)* * *1. transitive verb1) (lit. or fig.) ersticken2) (strangle)choke [to death] — erdrosseln
3) (fill chock-full) voll stopfen; (block up) verstopfen2. intransitive verb(temporarily) keine Luft [mehr] bekommen; (permanently) ersticken (on an + Dat.)3. noun(Motor Veh.) Choke, derPhrasal Verbs:* * *v.würgen v. -
3 choke
[tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] nto put the \choke in/ out den Choke hineindrücken/ziehen2) ( outburst)a \choke of laughter Gelächter nt vt1) ( strangle)to \choke sth plant etw erstickento \choke sb jdn überwältigen;to be \choked by sth von etw dat überwältigt sein3) ( blocked)to be \choked verstopft sein vi1) ( have problems breathing) keine Luft bekommen;to \choke to death ersticken; -
4 prostrate
1. adjective1) [auf dem Bauch] ausgestreckt2) (exhausted) erschöpft2. transitive verb1) (lay flat) zu Boden werfen [Person]2) (overcome emotionally) übermannen3) (exhaust) erschöpfen3. reflexive verb(throw oneself down)prostrate oneself [at something/before somebody] — sich [vor etwas/jemandem] niederwerfen
prostrate oneself [before somebody] — (humble oneself) sich [vor jemandem] demütigen
* * *1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) hingestreckt2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) gebrochen2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) zu Boden werfen2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) entkräften•- academic.ru/58525/prostration">prostration* * *pros·trateI. adj[ˈprɒstreɪt, AM ˈprɑ:-]1. (face downward) ausgestrecktto lie \prostrate on sth ausgestreckt auf etw dat liegen2. (overcome) überwältigtto be \prostrate with grief von Trauer übermannt seinII. vt[prɒsˈtreɪt, AM ˈprɑ:streɪt]* * *['prɒstreɪt]1. adjausgestreckthe was found prostrate on the floor —
the servants lay prostrate at their master's feet — die Diener lagen demütig or unterwürfig zu Füßen ihres Herrn
she was prostrate with exhaustion — sie brach fast zusammen vor Erschöpfung
2. vt[prɒ'streɪt] usu pass (lit) zu Boden werfen; (fig) (with fatigue) erschöpfen, mitnehmen; (with shock) zusammenbrechen lassen, niederschmetternto be prostrated by an illness — einer Krankheit (dat) zum Opfer gefallen sein
3. vr[prɒ'streɪt] sich niederwerfen (before vor +dat)* * *A v/t [prɒˈstreıt; US ˈprɑsˌt-]1. zu Boden werfen oder strecken, niederwerfen:before vor dat)2. fig unterwerfen, niederzwingen3. entkräften, erschöpfen4. fig niederschmetternB adj [ˈprɒstreıt; US ˈprɑs-]1. hingestrecktb) daniederliegend:a prostrate country ein am Boden liegendes oder zugrunde gerichtetes Land;prostrate with grief gramgebeugt3. fig unterwürfig, demütig5. BOT, ZOOL (nieder)liegend* * *1. adjective1) [auf dem Bauch] ausgestreckt2) (exhausted) erschöpft2. transitive verb1) (lay flat) zu Boden werfen [Person]2) (overcome emotionally) übermannen3) (exhaust) erschöpfen3. reflexive verbprostrate oneself [at something/before somebody] — sich [vor etwas/jemandem] niederwerfen
prostrate oneself [before somebody] — (humble oneself) sich [vor jemandem] demütigen
* * *v.niederwerfen v.
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