overwhelming

accablant

Si difficile ou intense qu’on se sent incapable d’y faire face.

En anglais simple : So difficult or intense that you feel unable to deal with it.

• The workload feels overwhelming.
• Moving house was an overwhelming experience for her.
• He found the demands of the job overwhelming.

Synonymes : too much, unmanageable

Contraires : manageable

Expressions courantes : overwhelming workload, overwhelming pressure, feel overwhelming

écrasant, accablant

Si important par sa quantité ou sa force que le résultat ne fait presque aucun doute.

En anglais simple : So great in amount or strength that there is little doubt about the result.

• There is overwhelming evidence of his guilt.
• The proposal received overwhelming support.
• They won by an overwhelming majority.

Synonymes : conclusive, decisive

Expressions courantes : overwhelming evidence, overwhelming majority, overwhelming support

irrésistible, intense

Si puissant qu’il envahit les sentiments ou qu’on ne peut pas y résister.

En anglais simple : So powerful that it takes over your feelings or is impossible to resist.

• She felt overwhelming joy.
• An overwhelming smell of smoke filled the room.
• He had an overwhelming urge to laugh.

Synonymes : overpowering, intense

Contraires : weak

Expressions courantes : overwhelming urge, overwhelming joy, overwhelming smell