- inundar
- v.1 to flood (por las aguas).2 to wash over, to surge inside.Una oleada de gozo lo inundó I great surge of joy washed over him.3 to overflow, to fill.* * *inundar► verbo transitivo1 to flood2 figurado to inundate* * *verbto flood, inundate* * *1. VT1) [con agua] to flood
la lluvia inundó la campiña — the rain flooded the countryside, the rain left the countryside under water
2) [con productos] to flood (de, en with)swamp (de, en with)inundar el mercado de un producto — to flood the market with a product
quedamos inundados de ofertas — offers rained in on us, we were flooded o swamped with offers
3) [gente] to flood, swamp4) [pena, sensación] to overwhelm, sweep over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowdb) persona (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swampme has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen
2.inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
inundarse v pron (de agua) to be floodedla zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists
* * *= swamp, wash over, flood.Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.----* inundar con = deluge with.* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowdb) persona (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swampme has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen
2.inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
inundarse v pron (de agua) to be floodedla zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists
* * *= swamp, wash over, flood.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.* inundar con = deluge with.* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).* * *inundar [A1 ]vt1 «riada/aguas» to flood, inundate (frml); «turistas/manifestantes» to inundate, crowdel escape/la lluvia inundó el sótano the leak/the rain flooded the basementuna fuerte depresión lo fue inundando he gradually sank into a deep depression2 «persona» (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swampme has inundado la cocina you've flooded the kitcheninundar algo DE or CON algo to flood sth WITH sthinundaron el mercado de or con relojes baratos they flooded the market with cheap watches■ inundarsev pron(de agua) to be floodedse ha inundado el sótano the basement has flooded o is flooded o has been floodedinundarse DE algo:el mercado se ha inundado de café colombiano the market has been flooded with o swamped by Colombian coffeela zona se inundó de turistas the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists* * *
inundar (conjugate inundar) verbo transitivoa) [riada/aguas] to flood, inundate (frml);
[turistas/manifestantes] to inundate, crowdb) [persona] (con agua) to flood;
(con productos) to flood, swamp;
inundar algo de or con algo to flood sth with sth
inundarse verbo pronominal (de agua) to be flooded
inundar verbo transitivo to flood
'inundar' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- drown
- dump
- flood
- inundate
- overwhelm
- swamp
* * *inundar♦ vt1. [sujeto: las aguas] to flood;las tormentas inundaron la región the storms caused flooding in the area2. [sujeto: gente] to swamp;los aficionados inundaban el centro de la ciudad fans swamped the town centre;los turistas inundaban las carreteras the roads were jammed with tourists3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to overwhelm, to overcome;la tristeza/la alegría me inunda I am overwhelmed o overcome with sadness/joy4. [con quejas, pedidos] to inundate, to swamp;inundaron el mercado con imitaciones baratas they flooded the market with cheap imitations;estoy inundado de trabajo I'm inundated o swamped with work♦ See also the pronominal verb inundarse* * *inundarv/t flood* * *inundar vt: to flood, to inundate* * *inundar vb to flood
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
