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o·ver·pow·er·ing

(ō′vər-pou′ər-ĭng)

adj.

So strong as to be overwhelming: an overpowering need for solitude.

o′ver·pow′er·ing·ly adv.

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overpowering

(ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ)

adj

1. so strong or intense as to be unbearable

2. so powerful as to crush or conquer

ˌoverˈpoweringly adv

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Adj.

overpowering - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"

overwhelming

irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"

overpowering

adjective

1. overwhelming, powerful, extreme, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, invincible, uncontrollable The desire for revenge can be overpowering.

2. strong, marked, powerful, distinct, sickening, unbearable, suffocating, unmistakable, nauseating There was an overpowering smell of garlic.

3. forceful, powerful, overwhelming, dynamic, compelling, persuasive, overbearing his overpowering manner

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

overpowering

adjective

Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:

overwhelming, staggering, towering.

Translations

لا يُقاوَم، قوي جِداً

überwältigend

irrésistible

ómótstæîilegur; kæfandi

insopportabile

çok güçlü

极强的

overpowering

[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= very strong, intense) [smell] → penetrante, intensísimo; [perfume] → embriagado; [heat] → asfixiante, sofocante; [sound] → ensordecedor; [force] → arrollador; [flavour] → fortísimo; [desire] → irresistible; [need] → acuciante
the noise was overpowering → el ruido era ensordecedor

2. (= intimidating) [person, manner] → apabullante, abrumador

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overpowering

[ˌəʊvə^rˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj

[feeling] → irrépressible

[heat, stench] → suffocant(e); [scent, perfume] → envahissant(e); [noise] → assourdissant(e)

[person, manner] → dominateur/trice

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overpowering

adj → überwältigend; smell → penetrant; colour, decoration, perfume, person → aufdringlich; heat → glühend; I felt an overpowering desire … → ich fühlte den unwiderstehlichen Drang, …; he’s a bit overpowering at times → seine Art kann einem manchmal zu viel werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

overpowering

[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ] adj (smell, heat) → asfissiante, soffocante; (desire) → irrefrenabile, irresistibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overpower

(əuvəˈpauə) verb

to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength. The police overpowered the thieves.

ˌoverˈpowering adjective

very strong. That smell is quite overpowering.

overpowering

a. abrumador-a; irresistible.

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