whelm

/wɛlm/

Traduction: Verbe vieilli signifiant submerger, couvrir ou engloutir quelque chose ; aujourd'hui largement tombé en désuétude, sauf dans les formes dérivées 'overwhelm' et 'underwhelm'.

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verb

formalcommonobsolète/wɛlm/

An archaic verb meaning to turn something over, to cover, or to submerge; now largely obsolete except in its derived forms 'overwhelm' and 'underwhelm'.

🇷🇺Устаревший глагол, означающий переворачивать что-либо, покрывать или погружать; в настоящее время в значительной степени устарел, за исключением производных форм 'overwhelm' и 'underwhelm'.
🇪🇸Verbo desusado que significa volcar algo, cubrir o sumergir; hoy en gran medida obsoleto salvo en sus derivados 'overwhelm' y 'underwhelm'.
🇫🇷Verbe vieilli signifiant submerger, couvrir ou engloutir quelque chose ; aujourd'hui largement tombé en désuétude, sauf dans les formes dérivées 'overwhelm' et 'underwhelm'.
🇩🇪Veralteter Verbalbegriff mit der Bedeutung, etwas umzustürzen, zu bedecken oder einzutauchen; heute weitgehend veraltet und nur noch in den Ableitungen 'overwhelm' und 'underwhelm' gebräuchlich.
🇵🇹Verbo arcaico que significa virar, cobrir ou submergir algo; hoje praticamente em desuso, sobrevivendo apenas em formas derivadas como 'overwhelm' e 'underwhelm'.
🇨🇳古旧动词，意为翻转、覆盖或淹没；现代基本不再单独使用，仅见于派生词“overwhelm”和“underwhelm”。
🌐فعل قديم بمعنى قلب الشيء أو تغطيته أو إغراقه؛ صار مهجورًا في العربية المعاصرة إلا في الصيغ المشتقة مثل 'overwhelm' و'underwhelm'.

Overcome with emotion C2 formal
To be deeply affected or overwhelmed by a strong feeling or sensory experience.
- A sudden sense of nostalgia whelmed him as he entered the old house.
- The beauty of the landscape whelmed the travelers with awe.
- She was whelmed by a wave of gratitude during the ceremony.
🇫🇷Submerger d'émotion
Synonymes: affect engulf inundate move overcome overpower overwhelm stir submerge swamp touch

whelmed past participle
whelmed past simple
whelming present participle
whelms third person singular