overcame in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overcame in the English»French Dictionary

I.overcome <pret overcame; pp overcome> [Brit əʊvəˈkʌm, Am ˌoʊvərˈkəm] VB trans

1. overcome (defeat):

overcome opponent

battre

overcome enemy

vaincre

overcome nerves

maîtriser

overcome dislike, fear, problem

surmonter

2. overcome (overwhelm):

to be overcome by smoke

être suffoqué par la fumée

to be overcome by or with jealousy/despair

succomber à la jalousie/au désespoir

overcome by fear

transi de peur

tiredness overcame them

la fatigue a eu raison d'eux

I was overcome when I heard the news

la nouvelle m'a terrassé

II.overcome <pret overcame; pp overcome> [Brit əʊvəˈkʌm, Am ˌoʊvərˈkəm] VB intr

overcome

triompher

Translations for overcame in the French»English Dictionary

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pantelant (pantelante)

overcome (de with)

la nouvelle l'a laissé tout pantelant

he was overcome at the news

éperdu de

overcome with

être incommodé par des émanations de gaz

to be overcome by gas fumes

se laisser gagner par l'engourdissement

to be overcome by drowsiness

surmonter obstacle, problème, crise, contradiction, méfiance

to overcome

les déceptions/problèmes se surmontent

disappointments/problems can be overcome

vaincre sommeil, complexe, mauvais sort, scepticisme

to overcome

être pris de langueur personne:

to be overcome with languor

envahir douleur, sommeil:

to overcome

envahi par le sommeil

overcome by sleep

dompter orgueil, passion

to overcome, to master

overcame in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overcame in the English»French Dictionary

I.overcome VB trans

overcome enemies

vaincre

overcome obstacle, fear, problems

surmonter

to overcome temptation

résister à la tentation

to be overcome with sth fear, emotion

être gagné par qc

II.overcome VB intr

overcome

vaincre

Translations for overcame in the French»English Dictionary

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asservir

to overcome

se surmonter

to be overcome

vaincre

to overcome

être éperdu de douleur/reconnaissance

to be overcome with sorrow/gratitude

succomber sous qc

to be overcome by sth

gagner qn fatigue, peur

to overcome sb

être gagné par le sommeil/un sentiment

to be overcome by sleep/a feeling

la fureur étouffe qn

sb is overcome with anger

passer obstacle

to overcome

overcame Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to overcome temptation

résister à la tentation

to be overcome with sth fear, emotion

être gagné par qc

to be overcome by sleep/a feeling

être gagné par le sommeil/un sentiment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They overcame skeptics who pronounced the awards dead on arrival, although many ad firms refused to participate in the 1992 awards.

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The book describes the challenges before the company just after its founding and how it overcame them.

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However, they all persevered and overcame the illness.

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What finally overcame the geographical difficulties was aviation.

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This overcame the many complications a second engine needed in the transmission.

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During the latter part of the night, sleep overcame him and the glasses fell and broke.

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Head was notable for a number of reasons, one of them was the physical challenges he overcame to become a major league baseball player.

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He overcame his fear and fought in the battle against the rats.

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In childhood, they overcame the same illness; both reigned for a long time, with many conquests.

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Nevertheless, she is a strong girl who overcame all the difficulties.

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