-
1 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) preplaviti2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) presežek2) (an overflow pipe.) pretočna cev* * *I [óuvəflou]nounpoplava, preplavljanje; preplava, presežek, obiljemetrics enjambement, prestop stavka iz verza v verz; technical overflow pipe — pretočna cevII [ouvəflóu]1.intransitive verbpreplaviti, preplavljati, izlivati se ( into v); obilovati, prekipevati od česa, biti prepoln ( with);2.transitive verbpoplaviti, preplaviti, ne najti več prostora v čem -
2 flood
1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) poplava2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) poplava2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) poplaviti3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) osvetliti (z žarometi)- floodlit
- flood-tide* * *I [flʌd]nounpoplava, potop, plima, valovi, ploha; figuratively obilje; poetically morje, rekathe tide is at the flood — plima je na višku, voda naraščaflood of words — ploha besed, puhlo besedovanjeII [flʌd]1.transitive verbpreplaviti, poplaviti, zaliti, namakati;2.intransitive verbnavaliti, gnesti se; medicine krvaveti (v maternici); imeti iztokto flood in upon — razliti se preko, poplaviti -
3 boil over
(to boil and overflow: The pan of water boiled over and spilt on the floor.) prekipeti* * *intransitive verb prekipeti -
4 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) izsušiti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) odtekati3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) (od)cediti (se)4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) izprazniti5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izčrpati2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) odvodni kanal2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) sod brez dna•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *I [drein]1.transitive verb(off, away) (iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati; figuratively izmozgati, izčrpati;2.intransitive verb(off, away) odtekati; ( into) kapljati; izlivati se; figuratively krvavetito drain dry, to drain to the dregs — popiti do dnaII [drein]nounosuševalni jarek, odvodni kanalmedicine drenažna cevka; odvajanje, drenaža; figuratively napor, izčrpavanje; colloquially požirek, napitek; slang to go down the drain — propadati
См. также в других словарях:
Overflow — O ver*flow , n. 1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overflow — ► VERB 1) flow over the brim of a receptacle. 2) be excessively full or crowded. 3) (overflow with) be very full of (an emotion). ► NOUN 1) the overflowing of a liquid. 2) the excess not able to be accommodated by a space … English terms dictionary
overflow — [n] flood, inundation advance, cataclysm, cataract, congestion, deluge, discharge, encroachment, enforcement, engorgement, excess, exuberance, flash flood, flooding, infringement, niagara, overabundance, overcrowding, overkill, overmuch,… … New thesaurus
overflow — [ō΄vər flō′; ] also, and for n.always [, ō′vər flō΄] vt. 1. to flow over or across; flood 2. to flow over the brim or edge of 3. to cause to overflow by filling beyond capacity vi. 1. to flow beyond the limits; run over 2. to be more than full or … English World dictionary
Overflow — O ver*flow , v. i. 1. To run over the bounds. [1913 Webster] 2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overflow — O ver*flow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl?wan. See {Over}, and {Flow}.] 1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overflow — (engl. für Überlauf, überfließen) bezeichnet: in der Informatik: einen Arithmetischen Überlauf einen Pufferüberlauf einen japanischen Erogē Produzenten: 0verflow Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
overflow — index balance (amount in excess), cataclysm, inundate, outflow, overage, plethora, surfeit, surplus Burton s … Law dictionary
overflow — *teem, swarm, abound … New Dictionary of Synonyms
overflow — as a verb, has the past form and past participle overflowed … Modern English usage
overflow — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈfləʊ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overflow : present tense I/you/we/they overflow he/she/it overflows present participle overflowing past tense overflowed past participle overflowed 1) a) to flow… … English dictionary