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to overflowing
Language:
Meanings:
1.
Global
neutral
literal
Filled beyond capacity; containing more than can be comfortably or safely held.
So full that contents are spilling or press against the container or space's limits.
2.
Global
neutral
figurative
Abundant to an extreme degree; present in great quantity.
Emotionally overflowing: experiencing an emotion so strong that it seems excessive or uncontrollable.
Examples:
EN:
The hospital is filled to overflowing.
ES:
¡Me esperan en el hospital!
EN:
He now have enough prisoners to fill ship's brig to overflowing.
ES:
Ya tiene suficientes prisioneros para llenar el calabozo de su barco.
EN:
It would be best to get him to a hospital, but they're all full to overflowing.
ES:
Sería mejor llevarlo a un hospital, pero todos están llenos.
EN:
So you saw the house full to overflowing.
ES:
Así que la sala estaba llena a rebosar.
EN:
An underwater larder filled to overflowing, and all Captain Nemo for the taking.
ES:
Una rebosante despensa submarina a disposicion del capitan Nemo.
EN:
You think we find gold candlesticks, poor box filled to overflowing?
ES:
¿ Crees que había candelabros de oro y un cepillo a rebosar?
EN:
My pockets stuffed to overflowing with imitation jewelry.
ES:
Mis bolsillos llenos hasta rebosar de bisutería.
EN:
We must feed the body, even though the heart is full to overflowing.
ES:
Debemos alimentar el cuerpo aunque el corazón esté lleno a rebosar.
EN:
The watchtowers are filled to overflowing and there are dog patrols inside the fence every 1 0 minutes now.
ES:
Las torres están llenas de centinelas y en el interior rondan patrullas con perros cada 10 minutos.
EN:
He is desperate. And his frustration mounts to overflowing before giving way to his final and audacious mistake.
ES:
"Está desesperado, y su frustración llega a rebosar antes de dar paso a su audaz error final."
EN:
She is desperate. And her frustration mounts to overflowing before giving way to her final and audacious mistake.
ES:
"Está desesperada, y su frustración llega a rebosar antes de dar paso a su audaz error final."
EN:
The track is crowded to overflowing with people
ES:
El hipódromo está a rebosar de gente.
EN:
Spectacular landscapes lie next to overflowing multitudes of humanity.
ES:
Paisajes espectaculares junto a desbordantes multitudes de humanidad.
EN:
Workhouses like this one at Portumna in Galway were filled to overflowing.
ES:
Los refugios como éste de Portuma en Galway estaban llenos a reventar.
EN:
- Yes, but for most of those 10 years, Burgund's treasury hasn't been filled to overflowing with Fafnir's hoard.
ES:
- Sí, pero nunca en esos 10 años... la tesorería de Burgund estuvo llena a desbordar con el tesoro de Fafnir.
EN:
The hospital is filled to overflowing.
ES:
¡Me esperan en el hospital!
EN:
He now have enough prisoners to fill ship's brig to overflowing.
ES:
Ya tiene suficientes prisioneros para llenar el calabozo de su barco.
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