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overpower

/əʊvəˈpaʊə/ /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/

Meanings
verb

Someter, dominar

To subdue someone by superior force.

Examples :

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."
Sometimos al ejército contrario en un par de horas.
action ability body human military police war

Related Words

Illustration superior

superior noun

/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ /suːˈpɪɹiɚ/

Superior, jefe

"The superior in our department handled the challenging project with ease. "

El superior de nuestro departamento manejó el proyecto desafiante con facilidad.

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powerful adjective

/ˈpaʊəfl/ /ˈpaʊɚfəl/

Poderoso, influyente

"The new school principal is a powerful advocate for student success. "

El nuevo director de la escuela es un poderoso defensor del éxito estudiantil.

Illustration strategies

strategies noun

/ˈstrætədʒiz/ /ˈstrætɪdʒiz/

Estrategia militar, arte de la guerra

"The general studied different strategies to win the war. "

El general estudió diferentes estrategias para ganar la guerra.

Illustration strength

strength noun

/stɹɛŋkθ/

Fuerza, fortaleza

"It requires great strength to lift heavy objects."

Se necesita mucha fuerza para levantar objetos pesados.

Illustration ambitious

ambitious adjective

/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/

Ambicioso

"an ambitious person"

una persona ambiciosa

Illustration slightly

slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

Ligeramente, un poco

"He was slightly built, but tall."

Era de constitución ligera, pero alto.

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imperceptible adjective

/ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪbəl/ /ˌɪmpɚˈsɛptɪbəl/

Imperceptible, inapreciable

"We all missed the imperceptible shake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen."

Todos pasamos por alto el imperceptible movimiento de su cabeza cuando intentó advertirnos sin ser visto.

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opposing verb

/əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /oʊˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Oponerse a, resistir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration excessively

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

Excesivamente, demasiado

"The application form was excessively complicated."

El formulario de solicitud era excesivamente complicado.

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overpowered verb

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/ /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərɪd/

Someter, dominar

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

Sometimos al ejército contrario en un par de horas.

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intensity noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

Intensidad

"The intensity of the music made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

La intensidad de la música dificultaba que me concentrara en mi tarea.

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overpowers verb

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərz/

Domina, somete

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

Dominamos al ejército contrario en un par de horas.