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overcome

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈkʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər kum′)

Inflections of 'overcome' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
overcomes
v 3rd person singular
overcoming
v pres p
overcame
v past
overcome
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
overcome [sth]⇒ vtr (defeat, vanquish)superar⇒ vtr
  vencer⇒ vtr
 We can overcome the forces against us!
 ¡Podemos superar a las fuerzas enemigas!
overcome [sth] vtr (surmount)superar⇒ vtr
 There are a number of problems to overcome before we even start this work.
 Hay varios problemas que debemos superar antes de empezar este trabajo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
overcome adj (exhausted) (figurado)vencido/a adj
 He was overcome with fatigue, and collapsed after finishing the marathon.
 Acabó vencido por el cansancio y se desmayó después de acabar el maratón.
overcome⇒ vi (win)vencer⇒ vtr
  ganar⇒ vtr
 It was a difficult match, but we overcame in the end.
 Fue un partido difícil, pero vencimos al final.
 Fue un partido difícil, pero ganamos al final.
overcome [sb]⇒ vtr (overwhelm)agobiar a vtr + prep
  debilitar a vtr + prep
 They were quickly overcome by the gases.
 Los gases los agobiaron rápidamente.
 Los gases los debilitaron rápidamente.
overcome [sb] vtr (emotions)abrumar a vtr + prep
  (figurado)anegar a vtr + prep
  (figurado)vencer a vi + prep
 Tears overcame her after she saw her brother alive.
 Las lágrimas la abrumaron por la emoción de ver a su hermano con vida.
 Quedó anegada en llanto al ver que su hermano estaba vivo.
 Le vencieron las lágrimas al ver que su hermano seguía vivo.
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'overcome' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bridge over - conquer - cope - drunk - face down - force - get carried away - go weak at the knees - insuperable - insurmountable - jump through hoops - lay low - leapfrog - stuck on - surmount - surmountable - survivor - swoon - triumph over - weak at the knees - whelm
Spanish:
acometer - burlar - destrabar - restañar - sobreponer - superar - postrado - vencer - rehabilitar - a trancas y barrancas - ahogar - burlar los obstáculos - conmover - consumir - debelar - desbordar - doblegar - duro escollo que vencer - embargar - hundido - poder - preso - reducir - remontar - salvar - sobrecoger - sobrepasar - superar cualquier dificultad - vencer el miedo

Collocations: overcome [adversity, illness, disability], she was [quite, completely] overcome, overcome [an obstacle, a challenge, the problem, your limitations], more...

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