spill over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose déborde du bord d'un contenant ou dépasse ses limites initiales, affectant souvent d'autres zones ou personnes.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that something overflows from a container or extends beyond its original limits, often affecting other areas or people.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Overflow physicallyformal

   To flow over the edge of a container.

   Déborder

   • The water spilled over the sides of the bathtub.
   • Milk spilled over the counter when she knocked the cup.
   • The river spilled over its banks after heavy rain.

   Synonymesbrim overoverflowrun overwell over

2. Extend beyond limitsinformal

   To affect or spread into another area, often in a negative way.

   déborder sur

   • The conflict in the region spilled over into neighboring countries.
   • Her stress from work spilled over into her personal life.
   • The excitement from the game spilled over into the streets.

   Synonymesbrim overcascadeoverflowoverrunrun overspillspread

   Antonymesconfinecontain

Verbe de basespill