Also means
overwhelmed
Usage Note
Sommerso is the past participle of sommergere used as an adjective, meaning literally underwater (città sommersa) or figuratively buried under work or debt (sommerso di lavoro). It agrees in gender and number: sommersa, sommersi, sommerse. The phrase economia sommersa refers to the 'black economy' or 'shadow economy'.
Examples
"Il villaggio è rimasto sommerso dall'acqua."
Natural Translation
The village remained submerged under water.
Literal Translation
The village is remained submerged by-the-water.
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