overpowering

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

Translation

adj. kubwa sana; kumaliza mshikamano; kushangaza sana
Word Forms
Present Participleoverpowering

Phrases & Collocations

overpowering scent

moyo mpya mrefu

Example Sentences

an overpowering urge

mazuri ya kuvutia sana

an overpowering, sickly sweet smell

mazuri ya kuvutia sana, mauti ya mchana mpya

an overpowering need for solitude.

mazuri ya kuvutia sana kwa kuchangia mwenyewe.

There was an overpowering smell of burning tyres.

kuna chumvi kubwa ya msheri ambao unazing'atia.

sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.

moyo ulijitoa kama furaha ya mwenye mshindi kwa mmoja mmoja.

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

Havu hujui na mchafu mrefu wa mizani ya mizani ya mizani.

despite facing overpowering odds the partisan froces remained unsubdued.

Licha ya kukabiliana na nafasi za kushangaza, vikosi vya upande vilibaki visivyoingia gizani.

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:

Duties yangu hazilikuwa ya kusimamia; niliicheza tu kushikamia wakili. Chakula chenye mshindi unakusimamia moyo au mafua, kama kwa kusimamia kwa mwingilizi mkuu wa mafua ya tabia au kwa mshindi mwingilizi mpya au mshindi mwingilizi mpya ya mafua:

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