WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| steamroller n | (vehicle used for flattening) (AmL) | aplanadora nf |
| | (ES) | apisonadora nf |
| | Make sure there is no trash near the street; a steamroller will be coming through tomorrow. |
| steamroller n | figurative (destructive process) | proceso arrollador nm + adj |
| | The economic recession served as a steamroller for the company, and unfortunately it went bankrupt. |
| Additional Translations |
| steamroller [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (crush [sb]'s opposition) (figurado) | arrollar a vtr + prep |
| | | aplanar a vtr + prep |
| | Management steamrollered the workers, and the strike was abandoned. |
| steamroller [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (force [sb] into [sth]) | forzar a alguien a loc verb |
| | The actor apologised for causing offence, claiming that the interviewer had steamrollered him into making the comment. |
| steamroller [sth] through [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (measure, law: push through) | hacer aprobar por mayoría loc verb |
| | The government has steamrollered this legislation through without any consultation. |