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overpower [‚əʊvəˈpaʊər][+ thief, assailant] maîtriser ; [+ army, team, opponent] battre* * *[ˌəʊvə'paʊə(r)]transitive verb1) lit maîtriser [thief]; vaincre [army]2) fig [smell, smoke] accabler -
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overpower [‚əʊvə'paʊə(r)](a) (physically → enemy, opponent) maîtriser, vaincre∎ they were overpowered by his charm ils furent ensorcelés ou subjugués par son charme -
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(to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength: The police overpowered the thieves.) vaincre, maîtriser -
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maîtriser; vaincre; mettre hors d'état de nuireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to overpower
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restrain [rɪ'streɪn](a) (hold back, prevent) retenir, empêcher;∎ restrain him from spending so much money empêchez-le de dépenser tant d'argent;∎ I couldn't restrain myself from making a remark je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de faire une remarque;∎ I had to restrain an impulse to laugh out loud il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire tout haut(b) (overpower, bring under control → person) maîtriser;∎ it took four policemen to restrain him il a fallu quatre policiers pour le maîtriser;∎ he had to be forcibly restrained il a fallu le retenir de force(c) (repress → emotion, anger, laughter) contenir, réprimer(d) (imprison) interner, emprisonner
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