overcome

superar, vencer

Resolver con éxito un problema o una dificultad que impide hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To deal successfully with a problem or difficulty that prevents you from doing something.

• You can overcome this problem.
• She overcame her fear of flying.
• How have they overcome the language barrier?

Sinónimos: get past, surmount, conquer

Expresiones frecuentes: overcome a problem, overcome an obstacle, overcome your fear, overcome something together

abrumar, invadir

Afectar a alguien con una emoción o fuerza física tan intensa que no puede actuar con normalidad.

En inglés sencillo: To affect someone so strongly with a feeling or physical force that they cannot act normally.

• He was overcome with sadness.
• Smoke overcame the workers in the basement.
• She felt overcome by emotion as she thanked everyone.

Cómo se usa: be overcome with something (She was overcome with joy when her son returned.); be overcome by something (Two workers were overcome by smoke.)

Sinónimos: overwhelm, overpower

Expresiones frecuentes: overcome with grief, overcome by smoke, overcome with joy

vencer, derrotar

Derrotar a alguien en una lucha o competición.

En inglés sencillo: To defeat someone in a fight or competition.

• They overcame the enemy.
• Our team overcame the champions in the final.
• The smaller army had overcome a much stronger force.

Sinónimos: defeat, beat, vanquish

Expresiones frecuentes: overcome an opponent, overcome the enemy, overcome enemy forces