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accablant

overwhelming, crushing

adjective ah-kah-BLAHN Rare

Usage Note

Accablant derives from the verb accabler (to overwhelm, to burden). It typically modifies evidence (des preuves accablantes — damning evidence), heat (une chaleur accablante — stifling heat), or a situation that leaves someone without recourse. The feminine form is accablante.

Examples

"La chaleur était accablante cet été."

Natural Translation

The heat was overwhelming this summer.

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