English-Spanish translations for overflow

  • rebosarNo queremos verter más agua en barriles que ya están llenos, dado que al final estos rebosarán. We do not want to pour extra water into barrels that are already full, since in the end this will cause them to overflow. Todo eso supone un importante progreso para la Unión, de lo que podrán concluir fácilmente que les queda algo más que un simple cenicero lleno hasta rebosar. All of these mark good progress for the Union, and you may well conclude that you are left with more than just an overflowing ashtray.
  • aliviadero
  • colmar
  • desbordamientoLo que pueda hacerse a nivel local, se hace a nivel local, como las medidas para evitar el desbordamiento de los sistemas de alcantarillado. What can be done at local level is done locally, such as measures to prevent sewage systems from overflowing. Una de las prioridades en estos momentos es construir un dique de 4,5 km de longitud en Galaţi para proteger esta ciudad portuaria del desbordamiento del Danubio. One priority at the moment is the building of a 4.5 km-long dam in Galaţi to protect this port city from the Danube overflowing. Una reacción tardía, o la falta de reacción, pueden derivar en el desbordamiento de ríos crecidos y causar un riesgo para el medio ambiente y pérdidas materiales e incluso humanas. A belated reaction, or no reaction, may lead to swollen rivers overflowing and causing an environmental risk and material losses, and even claiming human lives.
  • desbordarNo podemos dejar abierto el grifo de la iniquidad pensando que el vaso nunca se desbordará. We cannot leave the tap of iniquity running and believe that the vase will never overflow.
  • desbordarse
  • escape
  • prodigalidad
  • rodo

Definition of overflow

  • The spillage resultant from overflow; excess
  • The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range
  • To flow over the brim of (a container
  • To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively
  • To cause an overflow.
  • To exceed limits or capacity
  • To be superabundant; to abound

Examples

  • The river overflowed the levee.
  • The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes.
  • The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.
  • The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.
  • Calculating 255+1 will overflow an eight-bit byte.

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