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overpowering

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/

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.
military war police action

Related Words

Illustration concentrate

concentrate noun

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

Concentrado

"The coffee concentrate was strong, so a little went a long way. "

El concentrado de café era fuerte, así que con un poco bastaba.

Illustration overwhelming

overwhelming verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/

Abrumar, anegar

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

La lancha fue anegada por la gran ola.

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.

Illustration irresistible

irresistible adjective

/ˌɪɹɪˈzɪstəbl̩/

Irresistible

"The smell of freshly baked cookies was irresistible; everyone in the kitchen rushed to the counter. "

El olor a galletas recién horneadas era irresistible; todos en la cocina corrieron hacia la encimera.

Illustration enthusiasm

enthusiasm noun

/-θuː-/

Entusiasmo, fervor

"The student's enthusiasm for history was a form of divine inspiration, making him memorize facts effortlessly. "

El entusiasmo del estudiante por la historia era una forma de inspiración divina, lo que le permitía memorizar los hechos sin esfuerzo.

Illustration imperceptible

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.

Illustration opposing

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.

Illustration overpowered

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.

Illustration intensity

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.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.

Illustration overpowers

overpowers verb

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərz/

Domina, somete

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

Dominamos al ejército contrario en un par de horas.