What does déborder in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word déborder in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déborder in French.
The word déborder in French means overflow, go over the edges, be too big for, burst with , overflow with, outflank, outflank, overrun, spill over, untuck, sheet out, it's/that's the final straw, become overwhelmed. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word déborder
overflowverbe intransitif (liquide : franchir les limites) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'eau de la baignoire a débordé. J'ai mis trop de café dans la tasse et il a débordé. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The milk boiled over when I went to answer the phone. |
go over the edgesverbe intransitif (franchir les limites) (colouring) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ma fille s'applique pour ne pas déborder quand elle colorie. My daughter is careful not to go over the edges when she is colouring in. |
be too big forverbe transitif indirect (dépasser, sortir) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") L'image déborde de mon écran. Son ventre débordait de son pantalon. His belly was hanging over his trousers. |
burst with , overflow withverbe transitif indirect (avoir en quantité) (figurative) Le coffre débordait de jouets. Cet enfant déborde d'énergie. That child is a bundle of energy. |
outflankverbe transitif (dépasser) (military) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'ennemi nous a débordés par la gauche. The enemy outflanked us on the left. |
outflankverbe transitif (Sports : dépasser) (sport) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") J'avais beau faire, je n'arrivais pas à déborder mon adversaire. Joue long, un coup à droite, un coup à gauche, pour déborder ton adversaire. Play long, a shot to the right, a shot to the left, to get the better of your opponent. |
overrunverbe intransitif (un peu familier (franchir les limites de temps) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le cours de maths a un peu débordé parce que la prof voulait finir de corriger un exercice. The maths lesson overran a bit because the teacher wanted to finish going over an exercise. |
spill oververbe intransitif (dégénérer) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") La police avait peur que la manifestation ne déborde. |
untuckverbe transitif (enlever des bords) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle a débordé son lit. She has untucked her bedclothes. |
sheet outverbe transitif (Marine : larguer les écoutes) (nautical) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Les marins durent déborder la grand-voile. The sailors had to sheet out the mainsail. |
it's/that's the final straw(figuré (fait final qui déclenche une réaction) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Cet énième refus, c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase ! |
become overwhelmed(ne plus parvenir à gérer les choses) |
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