überschwemmen

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ schwemmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbəʁˈʃvɛmən/,
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  • Hyphenation: über‧schwem‧men

Verb

überschwemmen (weak, third-person singular present überschwemmt, past tense überschwemmte, past participle überschwemmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to flood, to inundate, to submerge
    Der Feldweg wurde vom Fluss überschwemmt.
    The dirt road was flooded by the river.
    Wir wurden von Massen von Reklamationsschreiben überschwemmt.
    We were inundated with masses of letters of complaint.

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