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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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