overwhelmed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overwhelmed in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. overwhelm lit:

overwhelm wave, avalanche:

submerger

overwhelm flood:

inonder

overwhelm enemy:

écraser

2. overwhelm fig:

overwhelm emotion, letters, offers, phone calls:

submerger

overwhelm feeling:

envahir

overwhelm shame, unhappiness, work:

accabler

overwhelm favours, kindness:

combler

the performance overwhelmed me

la représentation m'a ébloui

II.overwhelmed ADJ

overwhelmed (with letters, offers, phone calls, kindness)

submergé (with, by de)

overwhelmed (with shame, unhappiness, work)

accablé (with, by de)

overwhelmed (by sight, experience)

ébloui (by par)

Translations for overwhelmed in the French»English Dictionary

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débordé (débordée)

overwhelmed

la police a été débordée

the police were overwhelmed

débordés, les pompiers n'ont pu sauver tout le monde

the firemen were overwhelmed and couldn't save everyone

avoir un sentiment d'écrasement

to feel overwhelmed

écrasé par le travail

overwhelmed by work

chavirer

to overwhelm

j'en ai le cœur tout chaviré

I am overwhelmed

dépassé (dépassée) personne

overwhelmed

submergé par l'émotion/la foule

overwhelmed by emotion/the crowd

écroulé (écroulée)

overwhelmed

être accablé par les ou de soucis

to be overwhelmed with worries

succomber sous le nombre

to be overwhelmed by numbers

overwhelmed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overwhelmed in the English»French Dictionary

overwhelm VB trans

1. overwhelm (defeat):

overwhelm enemy

écraser

2. overwhelm (bury, inundate):

overwhelm

submerger

to be overwhelmed with sth letters

être submergé de qc

to be overwhelmed with sth work

être accablé de qc

3. overwhelm (have emotional effect):

overwhelm

bouleverser

to be quite overwhelmed

être bouleversé

to be overwhelmed by grief

être accablé de chagrin

to be overwhelmed with joy

être au comble de la joie

Translations for overwhelmed in the French»English Dictionary

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débordé(e)

overwhelmed

être débordé d'occupations

to be overwhelmed with things to do

je suis confus! (de reconnaissance)

I'm overwhelmed!

être tout chaviré

to be overwhelmed

accabler douleur, dettes, travail

to overwhelm

anéantir

to overwhelm

griser flatteries, succès, bonheur

to overwhelm

terrasser qn mauvaise nouvelle

to overwhelm sb

être débordé par qn/qc

to be overwhelmed by sb/sth

overwhelmed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be overwhelmed with sth letters

être submergé de qc

to be overwhelmed with sth work

être accablé de qc

to be quite overwhelmed

être bouleversé

to be overwhelmed by grief

être accablé de chagrin

to be overwhelmed with joy

être au comble de la joie

to be overwhelmed with things to do

être débordé d'occupations

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She said she was overwhelmed that she got the part and was looking forward to the challenge.

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One private used a baseball bat to fend off the attackers before being overwhelmed.

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Having finished he did not sit down again but swept from the company still overwhelmed by the weight of his wrongs.

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Then we're having two, then we're overwhelmed thinking, oh my goodness, we're going to have five kids four and under.

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Terry said he was overwhelmed for at least the first hour.

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Overwhelmed by an influx of clients, he began referring clients to affiliate law firms for a portion of the legal fees they earned.

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A feeling of overwhelmed excitement ran through his whole body.

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The mail was carried on by sledge but this too was overwhelmed by an avalanche.

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He soon became overwhelmed with the sights and sounds, and began to head up to the deck for fresh air.

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You get overwhelmed at first; leave slightly under-whelmed, eventually.

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