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desbordar
to overflow

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
overfill
llenar hasta desbordar
overflow
desbordar

in the PONS 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
in the PONS Dictionary

I. desbordar [des·βor·ˈdar] VB refl desbordarse

1. desbordar:

desbordar (líquido)
to overflow
desbordar (río)
to overflow

2. desbordar (vicio):

desbordar
to get out of control

II. desbordar [des·βor·ˈdar] VB intr

desbordar
to overflow
desbordar de alegría
to be brimming with happiness
desbordar de emoción
to be full of emotion

III. desbordar [des·βor·ˈdar] VB trans (exceder)

desbordar
to exceed
esto desborda mi paciencia
this is the final straw
presente
yodesbordo
túdesbordas
él/ella/usteddesborda
nosotros/nosotrasdesbordamos
vosotros/vosotrasdesbordáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordan
imperfecto
yodesbordaba
túdesbordabas
él/ella/usteddesbordaba
nosotros/nosotrasdesbordábamos
vosotros/vosotrasdesbordabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordaban
indefinido
yodesbordé
túdesbordaste
él/ella/usteddesbordó
nosotros/nosotrasdesbordamos
vosotros/vosotrasdesbordasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordaron
futuro
yodesbordaré
túdesbordarás
él/ella/usteddesbordará
nosotros/nosotrasdesbordaremos
vosotros/vosotrasdesbordaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

desbordar de alegría
to be brimming with happiness
desbordar de emoción
to be full of emotion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Todo lo que me enseñó el rugby lo perdí en dos segundos, no sé cómo explicarlo, me desbordó.
www.derugby.net
Frente a un fenómeno de esa magnitud es lógico concluir que el problema desborda las acciones delictivas cometidas por unos pocos inmigrantes.
www.diariopolitica.com
Por ejemplo que, pese a los mejores pronósticos, siempre puede desbordar cualquier previsión.
grupoexpertosentodo.blogspot.com
Cuando no se tienen deseos tan groseros no se comprende hasta que punto las tensiones en el cuerpo que los guarda anhelan desbordar.
elaguantepopulista.blogspot.com
Se desbordo la alegría de todos los revolucionarios, de todos los que soñamos con un mundo mejor.
segundacita.blogspot.com

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