overwhelm in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overwhelm in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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

Translations for overwhelm in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

overwhelm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overwhelm in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for overwhelm in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Since the computer is faster than the printer, the printer falls behind and approaches a situation where it would be overwhelmed by the data.
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We were completely overwhelmed, and she knew that there were so many others.
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Terry said he was overwhelmed for at least the first hour.
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Donations are often sought during this period, especially for large disasters that overwhelm local capacity.
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They put up determined fight, but were overwhelmed by the superior numbers of the enemy and scattered with heavy losses.
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A train is overwhelmed by a mass of leaves and grinds to a halt one evening.
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They may be overwhelmed by defeat, or shame, or see themselves as such, and they name their anti-feat.
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A common example is that sufferers of depression find it difficult to recall happy memories because they are overwhelmed with negative thoughts.
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Police, overwhelmed by the sheer size of the crowd, pulled out.
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It is reported that management said they were overwhelmed with interest, and have smoking servers to prove it.
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