abrumar

Translation

› (avergonzar)

⇨ to embarrass

Me abrumas con tantos halagos

You embarrass me with so much flattery

⇨ to overpower

⇨ to overwhelm

› (agobiar)

⇨ to weigh down

Este trabajo me abruma

This job weighs me down

⇨ to deluge

(Definition of abrumar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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