fill

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llenar

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fill
[fɪl]
sustantivo
también:
  • to eat one's fill -> comer hasta reventar
  • to have had one's fill of something (sentido figurado) -> estar harto(a) de algo
verbo transitivo
1llenar (container)(with de); rellenar
  • to fill somebody's glass (gap, hole) -> llenar el vaso a alguien
  • to be filled with admiration/hope -> estar lleno(a) de admiración/esperanza
  • to fill a vacancy -> cubrir una vacante (employer)
  • I had a tooth filled -> me hicieron un empaste or una emplomadura (RP)
2ocupar (occupy) (time)
verbo intransitivo
3llenarse (become full)(with de or con)
  • her eyes filled with tears -> se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

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fill [fil]
1Llenar, rellenar, henchir.
2Llenar, satisfacer, contentar.
3Llenar, hartar.
4Llenar una persona o cosa el hueco de otra, ocupar, empastar (teeth).
  • To fill the chair -> ocupar, desempeñar la cátedra
5Hinchar.
6Terraplenar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7Echar de beber, dar de beber. (n)
8Llenarse, hartarse, atracarse. (n)
  • To fill out -> echar algún líquido para beber; llenar
  • To fill up -> colmar, llenar completamente, llenar a colmo; proveer un empleo vacante
  • To fill one’s place in his absence -> llenar u ocupar el puesto de alguno en su ausencia
  • To fill up the time -> emplear el tiempo
va.
sustantivo
1Lo que llena o es suficiente para llenar; terraplén; hartura, abundancia; satisfacción.
2(Dialect) El hueco entre las varas de un carro o calesa.
V. THILL.

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fill [fɪl]
verb:transitive
1 (make full) [+container] llenar;with de
fill a saucepan with water llenar un cazo de agua; I am filled with admiration for her achievements sus logros me llenan de admiración; he was filled with remorse estaba lleno de remordimiento; he was filled with despair estaba desesperado
One falls back on the bed filled with despair she filled a flask with tea let me fill your cup for you to fill o.s. (with) they drank coffee and filled themselves with cake filled with [admiration] (for)
the wind filled the sails el viento henchía las velas
2 (occupy) [+space] llenar;with de; [+time] ocupar
his plays always fill the theatres sus obras siempre llenan los teatros; airlines can always fill seats in the summer las compañías aéreas siempre logran ocupar las plazas en verano; rooms filled with furniture habitaciones llenas de muebles; (f) shouts filled the air resonaron unos gritos en el aire; the house was filled with the smell of burning el olor a quemado invadía la casa; she needs a routine to fill her day le hace falta una rutina que le llene el día; the text fills 231 pages el texto ocupa 231 páginas
he lengthened his speech to fill the allotted time it's nothing important - just a way of filling time looking after four children totally fills my time rows of cabinets filled the room four museum buildings filled with artefacts
3 (plug) [+cavity, hole] rellenar; tapar;with con; llenar;with de; [+tooth] empastar; emplomar; (S. Cone)with con; [+gap, vacuum] llenar
she filled a gap in his life ella llenó un hueco en su vida
fill small holes with wood filler
4 (fulfill) [+need] cubrir; satisfacer; [+requirement] llenar; satisfacer; [+role] cumplir; desempeñar
she filled the role of dutiful wife that fills the bill day-care programmes fill a need in the community
bill
5 (supply) [+order] despachar
6 (appoint sb to) [+vacancy] cubrir; [+post] ocupar
the position is already filled la vacante ya está cubierta
have you filled the vacancy yet?
she was chosen to fill the post of Education Secretary la eligieron para ocupar el puesto de Ministra de Educación
he is having problems filling the vacancies we need to fill the post as soon as possible With this second nominee, the president attempted to put an end to the embarrassing and much-troubled search for someone to fill the post to fill a [post] (well)
verb:intransitive
1 llenarse;with de
the room filled with smoke la habitación se llenó de humo; her eyes filled with tears los ojos se le llenaron de lágrimas
the room filled with sunlight the hole filled with water and mud their lungs filled with fluid
2 [+sails] henchirse
noun
1 (sufficiency)
to eat/drink one's fill (of sth) comer/beber (algo) hasta saciarse; hartarse de comer/beber (algo)
for £5 you can eat your fill of pizza and salad the lion drank its fill, shook its mane and slouched off the pigs had eaten their fill of the rotting fruit In her nun's habit, Ingrid could eat her fill of sundaes without worry
to have had one's fill of sth haberse hartado de algo; estar harto de algo
I've had my fill of listening to her I haven't had my fill of this summer yet
2 (gravel, stones) relleno; (m)
a pile of fill a fill of [tobacco]

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Verb Conjugation for "fill"

Imperative
  • fill
  • you fill
  • he/she fills
  • we fill
  • you fill
  • they fill
Preterite
  • I filled
  • you filled
  • he/she filled
  • we filled
  • you filled
  • they filled
Present Continuous
  • I am filling
  • you are filling
  • he/she is filling
  • we are filling
  • you are filling
  • they are filling
Present Perfect
  • I have filled
  • you have filled
  • he/she has filled
  • we have filled
  • you have filled
  • they have filled
Past Continuous
  • I was filling
  • you were filling
  • he/she was filling
  • we were filling
  • you were filling
  • they were filling
Past Perfect
  • I had filled
  • you had filled
  • he/she had filled
  • we had filled
  • you had filled
  • they had filled
Future
  • I will fill
  • you will fill
  • he/she will fill
  • we will fill
  • you will fill
  • they will fill
Future Perfect
  • I will have filled
  • you will have filled
  • he/she will have filled
  • we will have filled
  • you will have filled
  • they will have filled
Future Continuous
  • I will be filling
  • you will be filling
  • he/she will be filling
  • we will be filling
  • you will be filling
  • they will be filling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been filling
  • you have been filling
  • he/she has been filling
  • we have been filling
  • you have been filling
  • they have been filling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been filling
  • you will have been filling
  • he/she will have been filling
  • we will have been filling
  • you will have been filling
  • they will have been filling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been filling
  • you had been filling
  • he/she had been filling
  • we had been filling
  • you had been filling
  • they had been filling
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