overflow

to flow out of a container because it is full

desbordarse, rebosar

• sth overflows from/to somewhere

Collocations overflow with water · the river overflowed its banks

• The bath overflowed.

  La bañera se desbordó.

to be more than a limit allows

superar, exceder

• sth overflows sth

Collocations overflow the capacity of something · the number of visitors overflowed the hotel's capacity

• The demand for tickets overflowed our supply.

  La demanda de entradas superó nuestra oferta.

to show strong emotion, especially sadness or happiness

sobrar, desbordarse (emocionalmente)

• sb overflows with sth

Collocations overflow with joy/happiness · she overflowed with gratitude

• She was so happy that she overflowed with tears of joy.

  Ella estaba tan feliz que se desbordó en lágrimas de alegría.

to happen when a computer system cannot deal with the amount of data or information it is given

desbordarse (en informática)

• sth overflows

Collocations overflow the system's capacity · the database overflowed due to high traffic

• The website crashed because it was overflowing with too many users.

  El sitio web se colgó porque estaba desbordado por demasiados usuarios.