overwhelming

o·ver·whelm·ing  (vr-hwlmng, -wl-)

adj.

Overpowering in effect or strength: overwhelming joy; an overwhelming majority.

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over·whelming·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	overwhelming - so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" overpowering irresistible, resistless - impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
	2.	overwhelming - very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy" consuming intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

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overwhelming

adjective 1. overpowering, strong, powerful, towering, vast, stunning, extreme, crushing, devastating, shattering, compelling, irresistible, breathtaking, compulsive, forceful, unbearable, uncontrollable << OPPOSITE negligible

2. vast, huge, massive, enormous, tremendous, immense, very large, astronomic, humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE insignificant

Translations

overwhelming [əuvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj [victory, defeat] → arrollador(a); [desire] → irresistible;

one's overwhelming impression is of heat → lo que más impresiona es el calor

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overwhelming [əuvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] over adj [victory, defeat] → écrasant(e); [desire] → irrésistible;

one's overwhelming impression is of heat → on a une impression dominante de chaleur

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overwhelming [əuvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] overwhelm adj → überwältigend;

one's overwhelming impression is of heat/noise overwhelm → man bemerkt vor allem die Hitze/den Lärm

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overwhelming [əuvəˈwɛlmɪŋ] adj [victory, defeat] → schiacciante; [desire] → irresistibile;

one's overwhelming impression is of heat → l'impressione dominante è quella di caldo