déborder
French → English
verb//de.bɔʁ.de//
(liquid) To overflow: to be so full that the contents spill over the edge
Attention, l'eau de la baignoire va déborder !
(English) Watch out, the bath water is going to overflow!
La rivière a débordé après les fortes pluies de la nuit.
(English) The river overflowed after the heavy rains last night.
verb//de.bɔʁ.de//
(work) To be overwhelmed: to have more work or tasks than one can handle
Je suis totalement débordé par le travail ce lundi matin.
(English) I am totally overwhelmed with work this Monday morning.
Le service client est débordé d'appels en ce moment.
(English) Customer service is swamped with calls right now.
Entry ID: fr:en:déborder · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary