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41 прохода нет
[VP; impers]=====1. прохода нет (кому от кого-чего) s.o. is constantly bothered by another, cannot rid himself of another or of another's badgering, ridicule etc:- there's no end to Y's nagging (pestering etc);- X doesn't have any peace at all.♦ [Таня:]...Всякий пристает; хоть бы Григорий Михайлыч, проходу от него нету (Толстой 3). [Т:]... Every man is after me. Take Grigori Mikhailych, for example-there's no getting rid of him (3a).♦ "Мне скоро проходу не будет. Все пальцем показывают" (Абрамов 1). "Soon I won't have any peace at all. Everyone's pointing a finger at me" (1a)2. прохода нет от кого disapprov there are a great number of, too many (people of a certain type): от Х-ов прохода нет there are tons of Xs; we (you, they) are swamped (overrun) with Xs.♦ Везде одни бюрократы, прохода от них нет. There are bureaucrats everywhere-we're swamped with them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прохода нет
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42 проходу нет
[VP; impers]=====1. проходу нет (кому от кого-чего) s.o. is constantly bothered by another, cannot rid himself of another or of another's badgering, ridicule etc:- there's no end to Y's nagging (pestering etc);- X doesn't have any peace at all.♦ [Таня:]...Всякий пристает; хоть бы Григорий Михайлыч, проходу от него нету (Толстой 3). [Т:]... Every man is after me. Take Grigori Mikhailych, for example-there's no getting rid of him (3a).♦ "Мне скоро проходу не будет. Все пальцем показывают" (Абрамов 1). "Soon I won't have any peace at all. Everyone's pointing a finger at me" (1a)2. проходу нет от кого disapprov there are a great number of, too many (people of a certain type): от Х-ов прохода нет there are tons of Xs; we (you, they) are swamped (overrun) with Xs.♦ Везде одни бюрократы, прохода от них нет. There are bureaucrats everywhere-we're swamped with them.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > проходу нет
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43 Ertrinken
I v/i (unreg.) drown, be drowned; in einer Flut von Beschwerden etc. ertrinken fig. be inundated ( oder swamped) with complaints etc.* * *to drown; to be drowned* * *Er|trịn|ken [ɛɐ'trɪŋkn]nt -s, no pldrowning* * *(to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) drown* * *Er·trin·ken<-s>nt kein pl drowning* * ** * *A. v/i (irr) drown, be drowned;(Tod durch) Ertrinken (death by) drowning* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be drowned; drown; (fig.) be inundated* * *v.to drown v. -
44 ertrinken
I v/i (unreg.) drown, be drowned; in einer Flut von Beschwerden etc. ertrinken fig. be inundated ( oder swamped) with complaints etc.* * *to drown; to be drowned* * *Er|trịn|ken [ɛɐ'trɪŋkn]nt -s, no pldrowning* * *(to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) drown* * *Er·trin·ken<-s>nt kein pl drowning* * ** * *A. v/i (irr) drown, be drowned;(Tod durch) Ertrinken (death by) drowning* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein be drowned; drown; (fig.) be inundated* * *v.to drown v. -
45 de poco uso
(adj.) = low-useEx. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.* * *(adj.) = low-useEx: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
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46 envío de correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.) = spammingEx. Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.* * *(n.) = spammingEx: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
Spanish-English dictionary > envío de correo publicitario no solicitado
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47 relegado
adj.laid-aside, relegated, left-out, rejected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: relegar.* * *= relegated.Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.----* relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.* * *= relegated.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
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48 saqueador de correo
(n.) = mail bomberEx. Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.* * *(n.) = mail bomberEx: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
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49 swamp
{swɔmp}
I. n тресавище, мочурище, блато
II. 1. заливам, наводнявам
2. повличам, поглъщам, потопявам (и прен.)
3. прен. отрупвам, затрупвам, обсипвам (с въпроси, поръчки, писма и пр.)
to be SWAMPed with work затънал съм в работа* * *{swъmp} n тресавище; мочурище, блато.(2) {swъmp} v 1. заливам, наводнявам; 2. повличам, поглъщам, по* * *тресавище; тълпа; блато; наводнявам;* * *1. i. n тресавище, мочурище, блато 2. ii. заливам, наводнявам 3. to be swamped with work затънал съм в работа 4. повличам, поглъщам, потопявам (и прен.) 5. прен. отрупвам, затрупвам, обсипвам (с въпроси, поръчки, писма и пр.)* * *swamp[swɔmp] I. n блато, тресавище; \swamp ore лимонит; II. v 1. наводнявам, заливам (и прен.); their failure would \swamp us техният провал (фалит) би повлякъл и нас; 2. прен. засипвам, затрупвам, обсипвам, отрупвам обсипвам. -
50 swamp
swamp [swɒmp]1 nounmarais m, marécage m(b) (overwhelm) inonder, submerger;∎ she was swamped with calls elle a été submergée d'appels;∎ we're swamped (with work) at the office at the moment nous sommes débordés de travail au bureau en ce moment -
51 überhäufen
v/t (untr., hat): jemanden überhäufen mit inundate ( oder swamp) s.o. with; jemanden mit Ehren / Vorwürfen etc. überhäufen heap hono(u)rs / reproaches etc. on s.o.; jemanden mit Geschenken überhäufen shower s.o. with presents* * *to lavish; to clutter; to bespatter* * *über|häu|fen [yːbɐ'hɔyfn] ptp überhäuftvt insepjdn to overwhelm, to inundate; Schreibtisch etc to pile highjdn mit Geschenken/Glückwünschen/Titeln überhä́úfen — to heap presents/congratulations/titles (up)on sb
jdn mit Vorwürfen überhä́úfen — to heap reproaches (up)on sb('s head)
* * *über·häu·fen *[y:bɐˈhɔyfn̩]vt1. (überreich bedenken) to heap sth [up]on sbjdn mit Ehrungen \überhäufen to shower sb with honours [or honours [up]on sb2. (in sehr großem Maße konfrontieren) to heap sth [up]on sb['s head]jdn mit Beschwerden \überhäufen to inundate sb with complaints* * *transitives Verbjemanden mit etwas überhäufen — heap or shower something on somebody
jemanden mit Ratschlägen/Vorwürfen überhäufen — bombard somebody with advice/pour reproaches on somebody
* * *überhäufen v/t (untrennb, hat):jemanden überhäufen mit inundate ( oder swamp) sb with;jemanden mit Ehren/Vorwürfen etcüberhäufen heap hono(u)rs/reproaches etc on sb;jemanden mit Geschenken überhäufen shower sb with presents* * *transitives Verbjemanden mit etwas überhäufen — heap or shower something on somebody
jemanden mit Ratschlägen/Vorwürfen überhäufen — bombard somebody with advice/pour reproaches on somebody
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52 saturer
saturer [satyʀe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• ça sature [appareil hi-fi] we're getting distortion• après six heures de ce travail, je sature (inf) after six hours of this work, I've had enough* * *satyʀe
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1) ( imprégner) to saturate (de with)2) ( gorger)
2.
(colloq) verbe intransitifje sature — I've had it up to here (colloq)
* * *satyʀe vtsaturer qn/qch de — to saturate sb/sth with
* * *saturer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( imprégner) to saturate (de with);2 ( gorger) saturer les gens de publicité/discours to overload people with advertising/speeches; on nous sature de feuilletons we're being inundated with soap operas; traiter la demande et saturer le besoin to cater to demand and meet people's needs.B ○vi je sature I've had it up to here○.[satyre] verbe transitifêtre saturé de travail to be up to one's eyes in work, to be swamped with workle jardin est saturé d'eau the garden is waterlogged ou saturated with water————————[satyre] verbe intransitif(familier) [marché] to become saturated[lignes téléphoniques] to overload[sonorisation][personne]deux heures d'informatique et je sature after two hours of computer science, I can't take anything in any more -
53 submerger
submerger [sybmεʀʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb[+ terres, barque] to submerge• submergé de [+ appels téléphoniques, commandes] snowed under with* * *sybmɛʀʒe1) ( inonder) lit to submerge [terre, récif]; fig to flood [standard téléphonique, marché] (de with)2) ( dominer) [foule, ennemi, émotion] to overwhelm [personne, groupe]3) ( accabler)* * *sybmɛʀʒe vt1) [eau] to submerge2) [foule] to engulf3) [sentiments] to overwhelm* * *submerger verb table: manger vtr1 ( inonder) lit to submerge [terre, récif]; fig to flood [standard téléphonique, marché] (de with); une vague de nationalisme/colère a submergé le pays a wave of nationalism/anger swept over ou through the country;2 ( dominer) [foule, ennemi, émotion] to overwhelm [personne, groupe];3 ( accabler) submerger qn de travail/questions to swamp sb with work/questions.[sybmɛrʒe] verbe transitif2. [envahir - suj: angoisse, joie] to overcome, to overwhelm ; [ - suj: réclamations] to inundate, to swamp ; [ - suj: dettes] to overwhelm, to swampnotre standard est submergé d'appels our switchboard's swamped with ou jammed by calls -
54 ob|łożyć
pf — ob|kładać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (otoczyć dookoła) to surround, to cover (coś czymś sth with sth)- obłożyć kogoś poduszkami to prop sb up with pillows- obłożyć głowę/ranę lodem to put an ice pack on one’s head/to pack a wound with ice- obłożyć coś darnią to cover sth with turf- obłożyć mięso cebulą to cover a. top the meat with onion- obłożyć budynek/ścianę cegłą to put a brick facing on a building/wall2. (założyć okładkę) obłożyć książkę to put a cover on a book- obłożyła zeszyt w brązowy papier she put a brown paper cover on the exercise book, she covered the exercise book in brown paper3. (obciążyć) obłożyć kogoś obowiązkami to saddle sb with responsibilities- obłożyć kogoś pracą to load sb down with work, to load work on(to) sb- strasznie jestem obłożona pracą w tym tygodniu I’m terribly bogged down with work a. I’m absolutely swamped with work this week pot.4. Ekon. obłożyć coś cłem/akcyzą to impose a. levy duty/excise (duty) on sth- obłożyć coś podatkiem to impose a. put tax on sth- płyty kompaktowe zostały obłożone 25% podatkiem a 25% tax was put on CDsⅡ obłożyć się — obkładać się to surround oneself (czymś with sth); to bury oneself (czymś in sth)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ob|łożyć
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55 abreuver
abreuver [abʀœve]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ animal] to water2. reflexive verb► s'abreuver [animal] to drink* * *abʀøve
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verbe transitif to water [animal]
2.
s'abreuver verbe pronominal liter [animal] to drink* * *abʀœve vt1) [bétail] to water2) figabreuver qn de [injures] — to shower sb with, [informations] to swamp sb with
* * *abreuver verb table: aimerA vtr1 to water [animal];2 fml to soak [sol];3 liter abreuver qn de qch to bombard sb with sth [propagande]; to shower sb with sth [compliments]; abreuver qn d'injures to heap abuse on sb.1 lit [animal] to drink;[abrɶve] verbe transitif1. [faire boire - animaux] to water2. (figuré)————————s'abreuver verbe pronominal intransitif1. [animal] to drink2. (familier) [personne] to drink -
56 sommergere
submergefig overwhelm (di with)* * *sommergere v.tr.1 to submerge; ( inondare) to flood; ( affondare) to sink*: i campi furono sommersi dalle acque del fiume, the river flooded the fields2 (fig.) ( colmare) to overwhelm; ( oberare, soffocare) to flood, to submerge, to swamp: mi sommerge di gentilezze tutte le volte che vado da lei, she overwhelms me with kindness whenever I go and stay with her; essere sommerso dai debiti, to be up to one's neck (o to be deeply) in debt; essere sommerso dal lavoro, to be submerged by (o to be up to one's neck in) work; essere sommerso dalla pubblicità, to be swamped with ads.◆ v.rifl. to submerge oneself (in sthg.): sommergere tra i libri, to bury oneself in one's books.* * *[som'mɛrdʒere]verbo transitivo1) (inondare) to submerge, to flood2) fig. to flood, to overwhelm, to swamp (di with)sommergere qcn. di lavoro, domande — to swamp sb. with work, questions
* * *sommergere/som'mεrdʒere/ [19]1 (inondare) to submerge, to flood2 fig. to flood, to overwhelm, to swamp (di with); sommergere qcn. di lavoro, domande to swamp sb. with work, questions. -
57 затрупам
затру̀пам,затру̀пвам гл.1. cover up, bury under/beneath; ( яма) fill up;2. ( отрупвам) pile, heap (c with); \затрупам с въпроси ply with questions, shower/hail questions on, overwhelm with questions; затрупан с писма snowed under with letters; затрупан с работа swamped with work, up to the ears/eyebrows in work; \затрупам с работа overload/overburden with work; -
58 diluvio
m.1 flood (also figurative).el diluvio Universal the Flood2 deluge, alluvion, pour, flood.3 delude.* * *1 flood2 figurado torrent, deluge, flood\el Diluvio (Universal) the Flood* * *SM floodun diluvio de cartas — a flood o deluge of letters
¡fue el diluvio! — it was chaos!
¡esto es el diluvio! — what a mess!
* * *a) ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; ( inundación) floodb) (fam) (de cartas, quejas) flood* * *= deluge.Ex. The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.----* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* * *a) ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; ( inundación) floodb) (fam) (de cartas, quejas) flood* * *= deluge.Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* * *1 (lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; (inundación) floodel Diluvio Universal the Floodhemos recibido un diluvio de cartas we've received a flood of letters, we've been deluged o swamped with letters* * *
Del verbo diluviar: ( conjugate diluviar)
diluvió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
diluviar
diluvio
diluviar ( conjugate diluviar) verbo intransitivo
to pour (with rain)
diluvio sustantivo masculino ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge;
( inundación) flood;
diluviar verbo impersonal to pour with rain
diluvio sustantivo masculino
1 flood
el Diluvio (Universal), the Flood
2 (una gran cantidad) stream
un diluvio de protestas, a stream of protests
' diluvio' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- flood
* * *diluvio nm1. [lluvia torrencial] deluge;caía un auténtico diluvio sobre la ciudad torrential rain fell on the cityel Diluvio Universal the Flood2. [abundancia] flood;hubo un diluvio de quejas there was a flood o storm of complaints, complaints flooded in* * *m downpour; figdeluge* * *diluvio nm1) : flood2) : downpour* * *diluvio n downpour -
59 abandonado
adj.1 abandoned, forlorn, forsaken, uncared-for.2 abandoned, sloppy, neglectful, negligent.3 abandoned, deserted, desert-like, phantom.4 abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, incontinent.5 abandoned, derelict.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abandonar.* * *1→ link=abandonar abandonar► adjetivo1 abandoned2 (descuidado) neglected3 (desaseado) untidy, unkempt* * *(f. - abandonada)adj.1) abandoned, deserted2) derelict3) neglected* * *ADJ1) (=sin gente) [pueblo, vivienda vacía] abandoned, deserted; [fábrica, cantera] disused; [edificio en ruinas] derelict2) (=desatendido) [jardín, terreno] neglectedla casa estaba muy abandonada, toda cubierta de polvo — the house was really neglected, completely covered in dust
¡abandonado me tenías! — you'd forgotten all about me!
el autobús nos dejó abandonados en la carretera — the bus left us stranded o abandoned us by the roadside
3) (=despreocupado) slack4) (=desaliñado) scruffy, shabbya ver si no eres tan abandonado y te arreglas un poco — come on, tidy yourself up a bit and stop looking so scruffy o shabby
5) (=solitario) desolate, forlorn frm* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted2) [ESTAR] <niño/perro/coche> abandoned3) [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) <jardín/parque> neglected* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted2) [ESTAR] <niño/perro/coche> abandoned3) [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) <jardín/parque> neglected* * *abandonado11 = relegated, neglected, deserted, abandoned, lorn, forsaken, disused.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* niño abandonado = waif.abandonado22 = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.].Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.* * *abandonado -daA [ ESTAR] (deshabitado) ‹pueblo/casa› deserted, abandonedB [ ESTAR] ‹niño/perro/coche› abandonedC1 [ ESTAR](desatendido, descuidado): el jardín está muy abandonado the garden is really neglected o overgrownnos tienes muy abandonados, ya no nos visitas you've forgotten o deserted o abandoned us, you never come and see us anymoretiene a su familia muy abandonada he hardly spends any time with o he neglects his family2 (dejado, desaliñado) ‹persona›es muy abandonado en el vestir he's very sloppy in the way he dresses, he dresses very scruffilyúltimamente está muy abandonada she's really let herself go recentlyno seas abandonado y pon un poco de orden en esta habitación don't be a slob, straighten up this room a bit¡qué abandonado es! hace años que no va al dentista he doesn't look after himself, he hasn't been to the dentist for yearses tan abandonado, todo lo deja para mañana he's so slack about everything, he's always putting things off* * *
Del verbo abandonar: ( conjugate abandonar)
abandonado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abandonado
abandonar
abandonado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted
2 [ESTAR] ‹niño/perro/coche› abandoned
3 [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) ‹jardín/parque› neglected
abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
◊ abandonado los estudios to drop out of school/college
verbo intransitivo (Dep)
(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonadose a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonado,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) deserted
(persona, perro) abandoned
tiene a su madre completamente abandonada, he takes absolutely no care of his mother
2 (aspecto) neglected, untidy, unkempt
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonarse
- guacho
English:
abandoned
- derelict
- deserted
- disused
- forlorn
- godforsaken
- marooned
- neglect
- neglected
* * *abandonado, -a adj1. [desierto] deserted;una casa abandonada [desocupada] a deserted house;[en mal estado] a derelict house;viven en un cobertizo abandonado they live in a disused shed2. [niño, animal, vehículo] abandoned3. [descuidado] [persona] unkempt;[jardín, casa] neglected;es muy abandonado he neglects o doesn't look after his appearance;tiene muy abandonadas a sus plantas she's been neglecting o hasn't been looking after her plants;tiene la tesis muy abandonada he has hardly done any work on his thesis (recently)* * *I adj abandonedII part → abandonar* * *abandonado, -da adj1) : abandoned, deserted2) : neglected3) : slovenly, unkempt -
60 bedolven
1 [bedekt met] covered (with)3 [begraven] buried (under)♦voorbeelden:2 bedolven onder het werk • snowed under with work, up to one's ears in work
См. также в других словарях:
swamped — overwhelmed I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I can t meet you tonight … Idioms and examples
Swamped — Swamp Swamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swamping}.] 1. To plunge or sink into a swamp. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swamped — adj. filled to bursting; very busy; flooded swÉ‘mp /swÉ’mp n. low lying area of land that is saturated with water and unfit for agricultural purposes, marsh, bog v. flood, fill or cover with water; inundate, overwhelm … English contemporary dictionary
flooded inundated swamped — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crawling withpredicate overrun with swarming swarming withpredicate teeming teeming withpredicate — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swamp — [swɒmp ǁ swɑːmp] verb [transitive] 1. to suddenly give someone a lot of work or things to deal with: • The flood of orders swamped some understaffed trading desks. swamp be swamped (with something) • Brokers said they were swamped with calls… … Financial and business terms
swamp — 01. Crocodiles and their relatives are found in habitats such as [swamps], ponds, rivers, lakes and marshes. 02. Alligators love marshmallows, and naturalists often use them to lure the animals out of [swamps]. 03. Lakes, rivers and [swamps] are… … Grammatical examples in English
swamp — swamp1 [swɔmp US swa:mp] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sump swamp (15 20 centuries); SUMP] land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water >swampy adj ▪ the soft, swampy ground swamp 2 swamp2 v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
swamp — [[t]swɒ̱mp[/t]] swamps, swamping, swamped 1) N VAR A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. 2) VERB If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. [V n] Their electronic navigation failed and a rogue… … English dictionary
swamp — I UK [swɒmp] / US [swɑmp] verb [transitive] Word forms swamp : present tense I/you/we/they swamp he/she/it swamps present participle swamping past tense swamped past participle swamped 1) [usually passive] to give someone too much to deal with at … English dictionary
swamp — [swɒmp] verb I 1) [T] if someone is swamped, they have too much to deal with at one time Bookshops are always swamped with orders at Christmas.[/ex] 2) [T] if a place is swamped, there are very large numbers of people in it The hotel foyer was… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English