avasallar
avasallar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to subdue)
a. to subjugate
El tirano avasalló al pueblo por cuatro décadas.The tyrant subjugated the people for four decades.
2. (colloquial) (to dominate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to steamroller
Las naciones militarizadas avasallan a sus vecinos.Militarized nations steamroller their neighbors.
b. to push around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El jefe siempre avasalla a los nuevos empleados.Our boss always pushes new employees around.
a. to overwhelm
Los All-Blacks son más rápidos, fuertes y grandes y avasallaron al equipo rival.The All-Blacks are faster, stronger, and bigger and overwhelmed the rival team.
avasallarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to yield
No me van a denigrar. No me voy a avasallar ante nadie.No one's going to put me down. I won't yield to anybody.
b. to be pushed around
En lugar de avasallarse, Diego decidió defenderse de los bravucones.Diego decided to fight the bullies back instead of being pushed around.
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