avassalar

/avasaˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
avassalo
preterite (eu)
avassalei
past participle
avassalado

Meaning

  1. to overwhelm

    • A crise avassalou o país.

      The crisis overwhelmed the country.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

überwältigen

überwältigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Spanish

abrumar

abrumar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Spanish

agobiar

agobiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Spanish

apabullar

apabullar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Practice

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