submerger

Il souffrait avec ceux que submergeaient les malheurs de la guerre.
He suffered with those engulfed by the misfortunes of war.
J’ai essayé de me maîtriser mais je n’y arrivais pas car les émotions me submergeaient.
I tried to control myself but I could do nothing, as the feelings overwhelmed me.
Elle n'avait aucune idée claire du temps qu'elle avait passé dans l'Œil d'Ugin à méditer pendant que les sensations du monde la submergeaient.
She had no clear idea of how long she had sat in the Eye of Ugin, meditating as the sensations of the world washed over her.
Vous avez ressenti la sombre nuit de l'âme où vous ne pouviez pas dormir à cause de la sensation apportée par des ténèbres qui vous submergeaient et vous dominaient, peut-être même vous empêchaient de respirer ; et pourtant vous respiriez.
You have felt the dark night of the soul where you literally did not sleep because there was a darkness that you felt that was going to overwhelm and overcome you, and maybe you would not even be able to breathe; and yet you did.
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