desbordarse

desbordarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (salirse) to overflow, flood

2 figurado to burst

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VPR

1) (=rebosar)

a) [lavabo, río] to overflow; [líquido] to overflow, spill (over)

con el deshielo se ha desbordado el cauce del río — with the thaw the river has burst its banks o overflowed

se desbordó la espuma de la cerveza — the froth on the beer overflowed o spilled over

desbordarse de algo — to be overflowing with sth

el cajón se desbordaba de cartas — the drawer was overflowing with letters

b)

desbordarse fuera de — [epidemia, guerra] to spread beyond

la guerra se ha desbordado fuera de nuestras fronteras — the war has spread beyond our borders

2) (=desatarse) [ira] to boil over

la euforia se desbordó al final del partido — they were unable to contain their euphoria at the end of the match

llegó un momento en que la emoción se desbordó — it got to a point when emotions got out of hand o control

3) (=excederse) to get carried away; pey to lose control

el público se desbordó en aplausos — the audience applauded ecstatically

desbordarse de alegría — to be brimming (over) with happiness

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(v.) = overflow

Ex. This article describes the impact of flooding on the Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, when the Raccoon River overflowed in Jul 93.

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(v.) = overflow

Ex: This article describes the impact of flooding on the Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, when the Raccoon River overflowed in Jul 93.

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desbordarse (conjugate desbordarse) verbo pronominal

a) [río/canal] to burst its banks

b) [vaso/cubo] to overflow

c) [multitud] to get out of hand, get out of control

■desbordarse verbo reflexivo to overflow, flood
'desbordarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salirse
English:
brim over
- flood
- overflow
- spill over
- boil
- spill

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vpr

1. [río] to flood, to burst its banks;

[lago, embalse] to flood, to overflow; [bañera, olla, líquido, contenido] to overflow;

llena el vaso hasta arriba sin que se desborde fill the glass to the brim without it overflowing;

la leche comenzó a desbordarse the milk started to spill over

2. [pasión, sentimiento] to erupt;

sueña que le toca la lotería y su imaginación se desborda she dreams she's won the lottery and her imagination runs away with her

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desbordarse

v/r de río burst its banks, overflow; fig

get out of control

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