overpowering

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. overveldende; utslettende; ulidelig
Word Forms
Present Participleoverpowering

Phrases & Collocations

overpowering scent

overveldende lukt

Example Sentences

an overpowering urge

en overveldende lyst

an overpowering, sickly sweet smell

en overveldende, syrlig søt lukt

an overpowering need for solitude.

en overveldende behov for aleneværet.

There was an overpowering smell of burning tyres.

Det var en overveldende lukt av brennende dækk.

sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.

sex ble konseptualisert som en overveldende kraft i den enkelte.

The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation.

Luften var fylt med den overdådige stanken fra forråtnende vegetasjon.

despite facing overpowering odds the partisan froces remained unsubdued.

til tross for å møte overveldende odds, forble partisanstyrkene uunderkastet.

My duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests. Somethingoppressive weighs one down in body or spirit, as by subjection to an overpowering natural influence or to the harsh or unjust exercise of power:

Mine plikter var ikke belastende; jeg trengte bare å hilse på gjestene. Noe undertrykkende tynner en ut i kroppen eller ånden, som følge av å bli underlagt en overveldende naturlig innflytelse eller den harde eller urettferdige utøvelsen av makt:

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