overwhelming in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for overwhelming in the English»Spanish Dictionary

overwhelming [Am ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ, Brit əʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] ADJ

overwhelming grief

inconsolable

overwhelming urge

irresistible

overwhelming anger

incontenible

overwhelming boredom

insoportable

overwhelming defeat

aplastante

overwhelming majority

abrumador

the sight was quite overwhelming

el panorama era sobrecogedor

an overwhelming 80% voted against

un abrumador 80% votó en contra

overwhelm [Am ˌoʊvərˈ(h)wɛlm, Brit əʊvəˈwɛlm] VB trans

1. overwhelm (emotionally):

overwhelm

abrumar

I was overwhelmed by their generosity

su generosidad me dejó abrumado

he overwhelmed me with his enthusiasm

su entusiasmo me abrumaba

I was overwhelmed with rage

sentí una rabia incontenible

2. overwhelm (defeat):

overwhelm army/post

aplastar

overwhelm army/post

arrollar

3. overwhelm (swamp):

overwhelm

inundar

overwhelm

anegar

to be overwhelmed with sth they've been overwhelmed with applications/complaints

han recibido infinidad de solicitudes/quejas

Translations for overwhelming in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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arrollador (arrolladora) éxito

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arrollador (arrolladora) victoria

overwhelming

ganaron por una mayoría arrolladora

they won by an overwhelming majority

apabullante victoria

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apabullante éxito

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abrumador (abrumadora)

overwhelming

aplastante mayoría

overwhelming

aplastante victoria

overwhelming

apabullar (vencer)

to overwhelm

apabullar (dejar confuso)

to overwhelm

los museos muy grandes me apabullan

I find big museums too much to handle o so overwhelming

la fuerza avasalladora del mar embravecido

the overwhelming o overpowering force of the stormy sea

contundente fracaso

overwhelming

el candidato fue elegido de forma contundente

the candidate was elected by an overwhelming majority

alelar (dejar estupefacto)

to overwhelm

overwhelming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overwhelming in the English»Spanish Dictionary

overwhelming [ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] ADJ

overwhelming

abrumador(a)

overwhelming grief

dolor inconsolable

to feel an overwhelming need to do sth

sentir una necesidad irresistible de hacer algo

overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwelm, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] VB trans

1. overwhelm (overcome by force):

overwhelm

abrumar

overwhelm

sobrecoger

to be overwhelmed by sth

estar agobiado por algo

2. overwhelm (swamp):

overwhelm

inundar

overwhelm VB

User Entry

to overwhelm sth (to exceed or go beyond sth)

superar algo

Translations for overwhelming in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apabullante

overwhelming

abrumador(a)

overwhelming

arrollador(a) (mayoría)

overwhelming

agobiante

overwhelming

demoledor(a) (argumento)

overwhelming

aplastante

overwhelming

abrumar

to overwhelm

overwhelming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

overwhelming grief

dolor inconsolable

to feel an overwhelming need to do sth

sentir una necesidad irresistible de hacer algo

to keep one's morale high in the face of overwhelming difficulties

tener más moral que el Alcoyano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But the support from fans has been overwhelming.

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They swarm all over their opponents in overwhelming group formations.

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It requires accepting prudent risk in selected areas to achieve superiority overwhelming effects in the decisive operation.

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His appeal was dismissed as the evidence against him was simply overwhelming.

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The second problem is that the mass spectrum from a complex mixture is very difficult to interpret because of the overwhelming number of mixture components.

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This met with overwhelming resistance from vested interests.

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For the next few days, the few survivors of the division held out against overwhelming odds.

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The next week the price was bumped up to $1.00 to meet the overwhelming demand for the paper, and people still bought it.

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By this time, many properties were placed in receivership due to overwhelming debt.

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Such a heavy set of tasks was overwhelming, and greatly reduced the effectiveness of the tanks.

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