What does inundar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word inundar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use inundar in Spanish.

The word inundar in Spanish means flood, flood, be flooded, invade, inundate, overrun, flood, flood. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inundar

flood

verbo transitivo (agua: cubrir un lugar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La lluvia inundó gran parte de la ciudad.
Rain flooded a large part of the city.

flood

verbo pronominal (cubrirse de agua)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las calles se inundaron a causa de las lluvias.
The streets flooded due to the torrential rain.

be flooded

verbo pronominal (llenarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las tiendas se inundaron de productos extranjeros.
The stores were flooded with foreign products.

invade, inundate, overrun

verbo transitivo (figurado (invadir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los rebeldes inundaron las calles.
The rebels inundated the streets.

flood

verbo transitivo (llenar) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La luz inunda el cuarto al atardecer.
Light floods the room at sunset.

flood

verbo transitivo (figurado (con emociones: abrumar) (figurative: emotions)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
¡Hay que tener carácter para no dejarse inundar con emociones negativas en esa situación!
You need to have character so that you are not flooded with negative emotions in that kind of situation!

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