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su·per·charged

(so͞o′pər-chärjd′)

adj.

1. Increased in power, as by adding a supercharger: a supercharged engine.

2. Highly energetic; dynamic: a new supercharged head of the school.

3. Full of excitement or emotional tension: a supercharged atmosphere before the meeting.

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supercharged

(ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒd)

adj

1. (Mechanical Engineering) mechanical engineering (of an internal-combustion engine or car) having increased the air intake pressure with a supercharger; boosted

2. (of an atmosphere, a remark, etc) with an excess amount of tension, emotion, etc

3. (General Physics) physics (of a fluid) pressurized

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Adj.	1.	supercharged - (of e.g. an engine) having the power increased by fitting with a supercharger powered - (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines"
	2.	supercharged - fraught with great emotion; "an atmosphere charged with excitement"; "an emotionally charged speech" charged emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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sovralimentato superattivo compressore

supercharged

[ˈsuːpətʃɑːdʒd] ADJ

1. (Aut) → sobrealimentado

2. [atmosphere, environment] → sobrecargado

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supercharged

[ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒd] adj (Aut) → sovralimentato/a

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