desbordamiento

m.

overflowing.

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desbordamiento

► nombre masculino

1 overflowing

2 figurado outbreak, outburst, explosion

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SM

1) [de lago, río] overflowing

tras el desbordamiento del río — after the river burst its banks o overflowed

el desbordamiento de los gastos — overspending

2) (=manifestación) [de cólera, fanatismo] outburst; [de alegría] overflowing; [de energía] surge

mi aguante está al borde del desbordamiento — my temper is about to boil over, my temper is at boiling point

3) (Inform) overflow

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masculino (de río, canal) overflowing

las lluvias provocaron el desbordamiento del río — the rains caused the river to burst its banks

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= spillover.

Ex. We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.

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masculino (de río, canal) overflowing

las lluvias provocaron el desbordamiento del río — the rains caused the river to burst its banks

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= spillover.

Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.

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desbordamiento

masculine

(de un río, canal) overflowing

las lluvias provocaron el desbordamiento del río the rains caused the river to overflow (its banks) o to burst its banks o to flood

la medida provocará desbordamientos sociales the measure will lead to outbursts of social unrest

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desbordamiento nm

1. [de río, embalse] overflowing

2. [de sentimiento, pasión] loss of control

3. Informát overflow

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desbordamiento

m overflow

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desbordamiento nm

: overflowing