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overwhelming Meaning in French (overwhelming signification en français)

écrasant, submergeant
écrasant in English:overwhelming
Phonetic:ekʁazɑ̃
Plural: overwhelming
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de overwhelming en français est écrasant, submergeant. (Si grand en quantité ou en degré qu'il est irrésistible ou rend la résistance inutile.)

Definitions of Overwhelming

  1. 1
    adjective
    écrasant

    So great in amount or degree as to be irresistible or to make resistance useless.

    Si grand en quantité ou en degré qu'il est irrésistible ou rend la résistance inutile.

  2. 2
    adjective
    submergeant

    Having a strong emotional effect, especially one that is difficult to deal with.

    Ayant un fort effet émotionnel, surtout un qui est difficile à gérer.

Example Sentences

casual

“The support from the community was overwhelming.”

Le soutien de la communauté était écrasant.

casual

“She felt an overwhelming sense of relief.”

Elle ressentit un sentiment de soulagement submergeant.

formal

“The evidence against him was overwhelming.”

Les preuves contre lui étaient accablantes.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

accablantimmense

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

légergérable

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveoverwhelm
past participleoverwhelmed
agent nounoverwhelmer
adverboverwhelmingly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

overwhelming majoritycollocation

A very large proportion of a group.

overwhelming evidencecollocation

Evidence that is so strong it leaves no doubt.