spill over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spill over in the English»French Dictionary

I.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] PREP Over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc.).
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn.
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over, priority over etc.) or when giving the cause of something (delays over, trouble over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc.).
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages see the entry below.

III.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] ADJ ADV

See also trouble, priority, leave over, lean, fall away, fall, delay, control, change

I.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles N

1. trouble U (problems):

ennuis mpl

3. trouble (effort, inconvenience):

4. trouble:

histoires fpl inf
ennuis mpl

III.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles VB trans

V.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles

priority [Brit prʌɪˈɒrɪti, Am praɪˈɔrədi] N

I.leave over VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] over)

I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

V.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

I.spill [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] N

II.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB trans

III.spill <pret, pp spilt or spilled> [Brit spɪl, Am spɪl] VB intr (empty out)

See also thrill

I.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] N

II.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB trans

III.thrill [Brit θrɪl, Am θrɪl] VB intr

over2 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] N SPORTS

spill over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spill over in the English»French Dictionary

II.spill <spilt, spilt [or Am, Aus spilled, spilled]> [spɪl] VB trans

I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

See also under

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It said the clashes would by no means be allowed to escalate into large-scale combat and spill over into neighboring regions.
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The dozen stories spill over with musical chaos and sly humor...
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Sand filters are bulky, heavy, have some spill over of sand particles and require chemicals to enhance water quality.
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Under normal flow conditions the water will spill over the fuse plug and down the spillway.
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We see the signs and symptom associated with the event spill over into the home life, social life, academics and extracurricular activities.
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This is helpful if there are so many windows that the list would spill over into multiple pages.
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Within 5 days of the spill over 90% of the impacted beaches and mainland had been cleaned.
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Generally, businesses in a trade-center town, except for those in competition with the mall, will benefit from the mall's presence as shoppers spill over.
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These reflexes can also protect the airways from any food or liquids that may spill over from the hypopharynx.
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If the lake fills to capacity, then it will begin to spill over.
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