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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. desbordar
The creek will overflow its banks if it keeps on raining.Si sigue lloviendo, el arroyo va a desbordar su cauce.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. desbordarse
Don't put too much water in the tub, or it will overflow.No pongas demasiada agua en la bañera o se desbordará.
b. rebosar
Please take out the trash. The bin is starting to overflow.Por favor, saca la basura. El cubo está empezando a rebosar.
c. derramarse
If you don't clean up the water that overflowed from the sink, somebody will slip and fall.Si no limpias el agua que se derramó del fregadero, alguien se resbalará y se caerá.
a. estar lleno de
With the World Cup, the streets are overflowing with fans.Con la Copa Mundial, las calles están llenas de hinchas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (plumbing)
a. el desagüe (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The reservoir has an overflow to drain excess water.El depósito tiene un desagüe para vaciar el exceso de agua.
b. el rebosadero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You'll need a new overflow to introduce some air into your fish tank.Vas a necesitar un nuevo rebosadero para introducir un poco de aire en tu acuario.
a. el exceso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
New migrants arrive in the city every day, and more housing is needed to accommodate the overflow of people.Nuevos inmigrantes llegan cada día a la ciudad y hacen falta más viviendas para acomodar el exceso de personas.
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