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overcame Meaning in French (overcame signification en français)

vaincu, submergé
Synonymes:surmontébattu
vaincu in English:overcame
Phonetic:vɛ̃ky
Plural: overcame
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La signification de overcame en français est vaincu, submergé. (Avoir réussi à surmonter ou à vaincre une difficulté, un obstacle ou un adversaire.)

Definitions of Overcame

  1. 1
    verb
    vaincu

    To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty, obstacle, or opponent.

    Avoir réussi à surmonter ou à vaincre une difficulté, un obstacle ou un adversaire.

  2. 2
    verb
    submergé

    To affect someone very strongly or suddenly, often with an emotion or physical sensation.

    Affecter quelqu'un très fortement ou soudainement, souvent par une émotion ou une sensation physique.

Example Sentences

casual

“She overcame her fear of public speaking.”

Elle a vaincu sa peur de parler en public.

business

“The team overcame a two-goal deficit to win the match.”

L'équipe a surmonté un déficit de deux buts pour gagner le match.

casual

“He was overcome with emotion when he heard the news.”

Il a été submergé par l'émotion en apprenant la nouvelle.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

surmontébattu

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

succombééchoué

In English:

succumbedyieldedsurrendered

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveovercome
third person singularovercomes
past participleovercome
present participleovercoming
agent nounovercomer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

overcome an obstaclecollocation

To successfully deal with a difficulty or barrier.

overcome a challengecollocation

To successfully deal with a difficult task or situation.

overcome with emotionexpression

To be so strongly affected by an emotion that one cannot function normally.