OVERFLOW - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French

I. overflow N [Brit ˈəʊvəfləʊ, Am ˈoʊvərˌfloʊ]

1. overflow (surplus):

the overflow of students/passengers

les étudiants/les passagers en surnombre

our school takes in the overflow from other areas

notre école accueille les élèves en surnombre dans les régions voisines

2. overflow:

overflow, a. overflow pipe (from bath, sink)

trop-plein m

overflow, a. overflow pipe (from dam)

déversoir m

3. overflow (spillage):

overflow (action)

débordement m

overflow (liquid spilt)

trop-plein m

4. overflow COMPUT:

overflow

dépassement m de capacité

II. overflow VB trans [Brit əʊvəˈfləʊ, Am ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ]

overflow river: banks

inonder

overflow crowd: stadium, theatre

déborder de

III. overflow VB intr [Brit əʊvəˈfləʊ, Am ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ]

overflow bath, bin, river, water:

déborder (into dans, onto sur)

overflow crowd, refugees:

déborder

they overflowed onto the steps/into the streets

ils ont débordé sur les marches/dans les rues

to be full to overflowing bath, bowl:

déborder

to be full to overflowing room, theatre:

être plein à craquer

to overflow with fig gratitude, love

déborder de

IV. overflowing ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ ADJ

overflowing [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ] school

saturé

overflowing [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ] prison

surpeuplé

overflowing [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ] dustbin, bath

débordant

overflow car park Brit, overflow parking lot Am N

overflow car park

parc m de stationnement supplémentaire

French

English

dégorgeoir

overflow

dégorgement (écoulement)

overflow

débordement

overflow

parking de débordement

overflow car park

trop-plein

overflow

décharge (d'étang, bassin)

overflow

décharge (citerne)

overflow tank

décharge (bassin)

overflow basin

dépassement de capacité COMPUT

overflow

déborder (sortir des bords)

to overflow

déborder (laisser répandre)

to overflow

in the PONS Dictionary

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French

I. overflow N

1. overflow (of liquid):

overflow

débordement m

2. overflow (pipe):

overflow

trop-plein m

3. overflow (surplus):

overflow

surplus m

II. overflow VB intr a. fig

overflow

déborder

to overflow with sth

déborder de qc

to be full to overflowing

être plein à craquer

to overflow (full to) overflowing with emotion

déborder d'émotions

III. overflow VB trans fig

overflow

inonder

French

English

trop-plein

overflow

déborder liquide, récipient

to overflow

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. overflow N

1. overflow (of liquid):

overflow

débordement m

2. overflow (pipe):

overflow

trop-plein m

3. overflow (surplus):

overflow

surplus m

II. overflow VB intr a. fig

overflow

déborder

to overflow with sth

déborder de qc

to be full to overflowing

être plein à craquer inf

to be (full to) overflowing with emotion

déborder d'émotions

III. overflow VB trans fig

overflow

inonder

French

English

trop-plein

overflow

déborder liquide, récipient

to overflow

Present

I	overflow
you	overflow
he/she/it	overflows
we	overflow
you	overflow
they	overflow

Past

I	overflowed
you	overflowed
he/she/it	overflowed
we	overflowed
you	overflowed
they	overflowed

Present Perfect

I	have	overflown
you	have	overflown
he/she/it	has	overflown
we	have	overflown
you	have	overflown
they	have	overflown

Past Perfect

I	had	overflown
you	had	overflown
he/she/it	had	overflown
we	had	overflown
you	had	overflown
they	had	overflown

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Initially two grades shared each class room, and on occasion the school would handle overflow from the high school.

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The two gates on each end of the dam are 12 ft high, overflow type.

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Extensive flooding in ponds, puddles and streams may occur in the late winter or early spring, overflowing into the trail and causing very muddy conditions.

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Just writing from the overflow of my heart.

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Water is fed to the tank to replenish its supply, and a smaller flow is directed into the overflow tube to refill the bowl.

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