über die Ufer treten

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German

Verb

über die Ufer treten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt über die Ufer, past tense trat über die Ufer, past participle über die Ufer getreten, past subjunctive träte über die Ufer, auxiliary sein)

  1. (a river) to overflow its banks
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 33/2010, page 83:
      Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt.
      Since end of July the monsoon rain has made the rivers overflow their banks in large parts of Pakistan and turned whole provinces into lakes.

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