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1 overwhelming
overwhelming [‚əʊvəˈwelmɪŋ][victory, majority, defeat] écrasant ; [desire, power, pressure] irrésistible ; [success] énorme ; [evidence, heat] accablant• my overwhelming impression is that... mon impression dominante est que...• the government survived against overwhelming odds le gouvernement a survécu alors qu'il avait tout contre lui* * *[ˌəʊvə'welmɪŋ], US [-hwelm-]adjective [defeat, victory, majority, argument, evidence] écrasant; [desire] irrésistible; [heat, sorrow] accablant; [concern, impression] dominant; [support] massif/-ive; [conviction] absolu -
2 overwhelming
overwhelming adj [defeat, victory, majority, argument, evidence] écrasant ; [desire, beauty, generosity, welcome] irrésistible ; [force, effect] implacable ; [heat, sorrow] accablant ; [concern, importance, impression] dominant ; [response, support] enthousiaste ; [conviction] absolu. -
3 overwhelming
[ˌəʊvə'welmɪŋ] [AE -'hwelm-]aggettivo [defeat, victory, majority, argument, evidence] schiacciante; [ desire] travolgente; [heat, sorrow] opprimente; [concern, impression] dominante; [ support] entusiasta; [ conviction] assoluto* * *adjective (very great: an overwhelming victory.) schiacciante* * *[ˌəʊvə'welmɪŋ] [AE -'hwelm-]aggettivo [defeat, victory, majority, argument, evidence] schiacciante; [ desire] travolgente; [heat, sorrow] opprimente; [concern, impression] dominante; [ support] entusiasta; [ conviction] assoluto -
4 irresistible
1. a непреодолимый, непреоборимый2. a неотразимый, чрезвычайно сильный3. a неопровержимыйСинонимический ряд:1. overwhelming (adj.) compelling; inexorable; invincible; irrepressible; overpowering; overwhelming; powerful; relentless2. tempting (adj.) alluring; appealing; charming; enchanting; enticing; fascinating; seductive; tantalizing; temptingАнтонимический ряд: -
5 devastating
adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastador, abrumadortr['devəsteɪtɪŋ]1 (destructive) devastador,-ra, asolador,-ra, desastroso,-a; (causing severe shock) espeluznante■ this could have devastating effects on the economy esto podría tener efectos desastrosos para la economía2 (criticism, argument) demoledor,-ra, apabullante, aplastante; (wit) tremendo,-a■ she looked devasting! ¡estaba guapísima!adj.• arrollador adj.'devəsteɪtɪŋa) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible['devǝsteɪtɪŋ]ADJ1) (=destructive) [flood, storm, consequence] devastador; [attack] demoledornuclear war would be devastating for Europe — una guerra nuclear tendría un efecto devastador sobre Europa
2) (=crushing) [blow, loss] tremendo; [argument, opposition, logic, defeat] aplastante; [news] terrible; [criticism, report] demoledor; [wit] apabullantethe news is devastating — la noticia es un golpe tremendo or durísimo
3) (=stunning) [beauty, woman, charm] irresistible* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]a) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible -
6 devastating
['devəsteɪtɪŋ]2) (crushing) [news, loss] sconvolgente; [ criticism] sferzante; [ argument] schiacciante* * *adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastante* * *devastating /ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ/a.1 devastante, distruttore: a devastating hurricane [earthquake, war], un uragano [un terremoto, una guerra] devastante2 (fig.) devastante, sconvolgente: devastating news, notizie sconvolgenti; a devastating loss [result], una perdita [un risultato] devastante3 (psic.) traumatizzante4 (fam.) irresistibile; sconvolgente: a devastating smile, un sorriso irresistibile; devastating good looks, bellezza sconvolgente● ( boxe) a devastating punch, un pugno da tramortire □ ( boxe) a devastating puncher, un demolitoredevastatinglyavv.sconvolgentemente: devastatingly handsome, di una bellezza sconvolgente.* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]2) (crushing) [news, loss] sconvolgente; [ criticism] sferzante; [ argument] schiacciante -
7 crushing
adjective (overwhelming: a crushing defeat.) aplastantetr['krʌʃɪŋ]1 (defeat, blow) aplastante, abrumador,-ra; (reply, remark, look) demoledor,-ra, apabullantecrushing ['krʌʃɪŋ] adj: aplastante, abrumadoradj.• aplastante adj.n.• achuchón s.m.• estrujón s.m.• machaqueo s.m.• machucadura s.f.• quebranto s.m.'krʌʃɪŋ['krʌʃɪŋ]ADJ [defeat, blow, reply] aplastante; [grief etc] abrumador; [argument] decisivo; [burden] agobiador* * *['krʌʃɪŋ] -
8 urge
I [ɜːdʒ] II [ɜːdʒ]verbo transitivo raccomandare [caution, restraint]; esortare a [ resistance]to urge sb. to do — incoraggiare qcn. a fare; (stronger) spingere o spronare qcn. a fare
- urge on* * *[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) esortare2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) spingere2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) spinta, (forte desiderio)- urge on* * *urge /ɜ:dʒ/n.1 impulso; stimolo: sexual urges, impulsi sessuali; a sudden [overwhelming] urge to do st., un impulso improvviso [irresistibile] di fare qc.; uncontrollable urge, impulso incontenibile; I tried to fight the urge to scream, ho cercato di reprimere l'impulso di urlare; She stopped smoking three months ago, but she still gets the urge to light up, ha smesso di fumare tre mesi fa, ma le viene ancora l'impulso di accendersi una sigaretta; an urge for revenge, una smania di vendetta2 ( slang) – the urge, il bisogno di fare pipì; ( anche) voglia di sesso; fregola ( anche fig.); ( anche) voglia in genere (di qc.).♦ (to) urge /ɜ:dʒ/v. t.1 spingere; spronare: They urged me inside, mi hanno spinto entrare; to urge sb. [st.] along (o forward, on) spingere q. [qc.] avanti: He urged the horses on, ha fatto avanzare i cavalli2 incitare; esortare: I urged him to act quickly, l'ho incitato ad agire in fretta; We urge you to reconsider your decision, La esortiamo a riconsiderare la Sua decisione3 mettere in evidenza; insistere su: to urge an argument, addurre un argomento; The Premier urged the need for economy, il Primo Ministro ha insistito sulla necessità di fare economia; His allies are urging caution, i suoi alleati esortano alla prudenza; The policy has been urged on the government by the crisis-hit motor industry, il governo è stato spinto ad adottare questa politica dall'industria automobilistica in crisi.* * *I [ɜːdʒ] II [ɜːdʒ]verbo transitivo raccomandare [caution, restraint]; esortare a [ resistance]to urge sb. to do — incoraggiare qcn. a fare; (stronger) spingere o spronare qcn. a fare
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