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1 they were overwhelmed at the news
Общая лексика: новости потрясли ихУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > they were overwhelmed at the news
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2 overwhelm
[͵əʋvəʹwelm] v1. 1) преодолеть; подавить, разбитьthe enemy were overwhelmed by superior forces - войска противника были смяты превосходящими силами
2) погубить, разорить2. овладевать, переполнять ( о чувстве)3. потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать4. 1) заливать; затоплятьthe village was overwhelmed when the floods came - во время паводка деревню затопило
a great wave overwhelmed the boat - огромная волна накрыла лодку /судно/
2) заваливать; засыпатьPompeii was overwhelmed by dust and ashes - город Помпеи был погребён под вулканической пылью и пеплом
5. 1) засыпать, заваливать (работой, заказами и т. п.)2) забрасывать; осыпать (вопросами, похвалой и т. п.)he overwhelmed her with a profusion of compliment - он осыпал её комплиментами
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3 by
by ⇒ Usage note: byA prep1 (showing agent, result) par ; he was bitten by a snake il a été mordu par un serpent ; the house was designed by an architect la maison a été conçue par un architecte ; a building destroyed by fire un bâtiment détruit par le feu ; we were overwhelmed by the news nous avons été bouleversés par la nouvelle ; by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money en faisant des heures supplémentaires, il a pu gagner plus d'argent ; by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money en vendant quelques objets de valeur, elle a pu rassembler des fonds ; to begin by saying that commencer par dire que ; any money paid by you will be reimbursed tout ce que vous avez payé vous sera remboursé ;2 ( through the means of) to travel by bus/train voyager en bus/train ; by bicycle à bicyclette, en vélo ; to pay by cheque payer par chèque ; you can reach me by phone vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone ; by candlelight [dine] aux chandelles ; [read] à la bougie ; I know her by sight je la connais de vue ; I took him by the hand je l'ai pris par la main ; he grabbed me by the hair il m'a attrapé par les cheveux ; she was holding it by the handle elle le tenait par le manche ; he has two children by his first wife il a deux enfants de sa première femme ;3 (according to, from evidence of) à ; by my watch it is three o'clock à ma montre, il est trois heures ; I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée ; what did you understand by her remarks? comment est-ce que tu as compris ses remarques? ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ; it's all right by me ça me va ;4 (via, passing through) par ; we entered by the back door nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière ; we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham nous y arriverons plus rapidement si nous passons par Birmingham ; we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence nous sommes allés à Rome en passant par Venise et Florence ;5 (near, beside) à côté de, près de ; by the bed/the window à côté du lit/de la fenêtre ; by the sea au bord de la mer ; come and sit by me viens t'asseoir à côté de moi ;6 ( past) to go ou pass by sb passer devant qn ; she walked by me elle est passée devant moi ; they passed us by in their car ils nous ont dépassés dans leur voiture ; please let us get by s'il vous plaît, laissez-nous passer ;7 ( showing authorship) de ; a film by Claude Chabrol un film de Claude Chabrol ; a novel by Virginia Woolf un roman de Virginia Woolf ; who is it by? c'est de qui? ;8 (before, not later than) avant ; it must be done by four o'clock/next Thursday il faut que ce soit fait avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain ; by this time next week d'ici la semaine prochaine ; by the time she had got downstairs he was gone le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti ; he ought to be here by now il devrait être déjà là ; by now it was clear that they were going to win à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner ; but by then it was too late mais il était déjà trop tard ;9 ( during) by day as well as by night de jour comme de nuit ; by daylight au jour ; by moonlight au clair de lune ;10 ( according to) forbidden by law interdit par la loi ; to play by the rules jouer selon les règles ; it seems primitive by western standards cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux ;11 ( to the extent or degree of) de ; prices have risen by 20% les prix ont augmenté de 20% ; he's taller than me by two centimetres il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres ; by far de loin ; she is by far the cleverest/the youngest elle est de loin la plus intelligente/la plus jeune ; it's better by far c'est beaucoup mieux ;12 ( in measurements) sur ; a room 20 metres by 10 metres une pièce de 20 mètres sur 10 ;14 (showing rate, quantity) à ; to be paid by the hour être payé à l'heure ; by the dozen à la douzaine ;15 (in successive degrees, units) little by little peu à peu ; day by day jour après jour ; one by one un par un, un à un ;16 ( with regard to) de ; he is an architect by profession ou trade il est architecte de son métier ; by birth de naissance ;18 ( used with reflexive pronouns) he did it all by himself il l'a fait tout seul ; she was sitting by herself elle était assise toute seule ;19 (in promises, oaths) by God, I could kill him! je le jure, je pourrais le tuer! ; I swear by heaven je jure devant Dieu ;B adv1 ( past) to go by passer ; the people walking by les gens mpl qui passent/passaient, les passants mpl ; he walked on by without stopping il est passé sans s'arrêter ; a lot of time has gone by since then il s'est écoulé beaucoup de temps depuis lors ; as time goes by avec le temps ;2 ( near) près ; he lives close by il habite tout près ;3 (aside, in reserve) to put money by mettre de l'argent de côté ;4 ( to one's house) come by for a drink passe prendre un verre ; she called by during the week elle est passée dans la semaine.by and by bientôt ; by the by, by the bye à propos ; but that's by the by mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose. -
4 overwhelm
ˌəuvəˈwelm гл.
1) а) уст. переворачивать кверх ногами Syn: overturn, overthrow, upset б) подавлять, сокрушать, разбивать (то, что сопротивляется) ;
быть всепобеждающим Syn: overcome, overpower, crush, destroy в) губить, разорять г) забрасывать, заваливать( прям. перен., чем бы то ни было;
обычно подразумевается "гибель" (в различных смыслах) того, кто или что завалено) Pompeii was overwhelmed by a vast accumulation of dust and ashes. ≈ Помпеи были засыпаны кучей пыли и пепла. The count overwhelmed us with his hospitality. ≈ Нам просто было некуда деться от гостеприимства графа. Syn: submerge
2) ошеломлять, поражать, потрясать;
переполнять, овладевать( о чувствах и т. п.) преодолеть;
подавить, разбить - the emeny were*ed by superior forces войска противника были смяты превосходящими силами погубить, разорить овладевать, переполнять (о чувстве) - to be *ed by grief быть охваченным горем - to be *ed with gratitude быть переполненным благодарностью потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать - his kindness quite *ed me его доброта меня просто ошеломила - they were *ed at the news новости потрясли их заливать;
затоплять - the village was *ed when the floods came во время паводка деревню затопило - a great wave *ed the boat огромная волна накрыла лодку заваливать;
засыпать - Pompeii was *ed by dust and ashes город Помпеи был погребен под вулканической пылью и пеплом засыпать, заваливать (работой) забрасывать;
осыпать (вопросами) - he *ed her with a profusion of compliment он осыпал ее кмплиментами ~ потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать;
his kindness quite overwhelmed me его доброта меня просто поразила overwhelm губить, разорять ~ забрасывать (вопросами и т. п.) ~ заваливать ~ заливать, затоплять ~ овладевать, переполнять (о чувстве, with) ~ подавлять;
сокрушать, разбивать (неприятеля) ~ потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать;
his kindness quite overwhelmed me его доброта меня просто поразилаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > overwhelm
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