desbordan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desbordan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.desbordar VB trans

1. desbordar (salirse de):

el río desbordó su cauce

the river flooded o overflowed

el río desbordó su cauce

the river overflowed o burst its banks

la fruta está desbordando el cesto

the basket is brimming over with o overflowing with fruit

la ropa casi desborda la maleta

the suitcase is bursting with clothes

2. desbordar límites:

desbordar

to exceed

desbordar

to go beyond

las pérdidas han desbordado todas las previsiones

losses have exceeded all forecasts

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión

it's quite beyond me

3. desbordar:

desbordar MIL, POL

to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas

they broke through o breached the enemy lines

los manifestantes desbordaron los controles policiales

the demonstrators broke o burst through the police barriers

4. desbordar persona:

desbordar

to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos

he found events too much for him

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos

he was overwhelmed by events

estoy desbordada de trabajo

I'm swamped with work

estoy desbordada de trabajo

I'm overloaded with work

estoy desbordada de trabajo

I'm snowed under with work Brit

esta casa me desborda

this house is too much for me to manage

5. desbordar alegría/entusiasmo:

su cara desbordaba alegría

her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo

she exuded o she was brimming with enthusiasm

II.desbordarse VB vpr

1. desbordarse río/canal:

desbordarse

to flood

desbordarse

to overflow

desbordarse

to burst its banks

desbordarse

to overflow its banks

2. desbordarse vaso/cubo:

desbordarse

to overflow

el agua se desbordó de la bañera

the bath overflowed

el vino se desbordó de la copa

the wine spilled over the edge of the glass

3. desbordarse multitud:

desbordarse

to get out of hand

desbordarse

to get out of control

se desbordaron los ánimos

tempers flared o boiled over

se desbordaron los ánimos

things got out of hand

Translations for desbordan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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overfill

llenar hasta desbordar

overflow

desbordar

larger than life the characters are all larger than life

todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad

desbordan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desbordan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.desbordar VB refl desbordarse

1. desbordar:

desbordarse (líquido)

to overflow

desbordarse (río)

to overflow

desbordarse (río)

to burst its banks Brit

2. desbordar (vicio):

desbordarse

to get out of control

II.desbordar VB intr

desbordar

to overflow

desbordar de alegría

to be brimming with happiness

desbordar de emoción

to be full of emotion

III.desbordar VB trans (exceder)

desbordar

to exceed

esto desborda mi paciencia

this is the final straw

desbordan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

desbordar de alegría

to be brimming with happiness

desbordar de emoción

to be full of emotion