apabullar

v.

1 to overwhelm.

María apabulló a su novio Mary broke=overwhelmed her boyfriend.

2 to overpower by talking, to talk down.

Ella apabulla a cualquiera She overpowers anyone by talking.

3 to squash, to crush.

El alud apabulló al pueblo The landslide squashed the village.

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apabullar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dejar confuso) to bewilder, confuse

2 (abrumar) to overwhelm

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verb

to overwhelm

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1.

VT [+ rival] to crush

se le ve algo apabullado por las circunstancias — he was rather overwhelmed by the situation

2.

See:

apabullarse

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verbo transitivo (vencer) to overwhelm, crush; (dejar confuso) to overwhelm

su generosidad me dejó apabullada — his generosity overwhelmed me

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= overpower.

Ex. She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.

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verbo transitivo (vencer) to overwhelm, crush; (dejar confuso) to overwhelm

su generosidad me dejó apabullada — his generosity overwhelmed me

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= overpower.

Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.

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apabullar [A1 ]

vt

(vencer) to overwhelm, crush; (dejar confuso) to overwhelm

su generosidad me dejó apabullada his generosity overwhelmed me

los museos muy grandes me apabullan I find big museums too much to handle o so overwhelming

lo apabullaron con tanto consejo he was bewildered by so much advice

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apabullar (conjugate apabullar) verbo transitivo (vencer) to overwhelm, crush;
(dejar confuso) to overwhelm
apabullar verbo transitivo to bewilder
'apabullar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avasallar
English:
squash

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apabullar

♦ vt

to overwhelm;

me apabulla tanta generosidad I'm overcome o overwhelmed by so much generosity;

su respuesta me apabulló her reply left me speechless;

los corredores keniatas apabullaron a sus rivales the Kenyan runners crushed o overwhelmed their rivals;

nos apabulló con sus conocimientos de música antigua she astonished o astounded us with her knowledge of early music

♦ See also the pronominal verb apabullarse

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apabullar

v/t overwhelm

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apabullar vt

: to overwhelm