Polyglot Dictionary

inundar

/inũˈdaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
inundo
preterite (eu)
inundei
past participle
inundado

Meaning

  1. to flood

    • O rio inundou a vila.

      The river flooded the village.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

alagar

alagar is more everyday or local flooding, like streets or a yard; inundar is more general or large-scale, like a river flooding a region, and also used figuratively, "inundated with requests."

Similar in other languages

German

überfluten

überfluten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to flood."

German

überschwemmen

überschwemmen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to flood."

Spanish

alagar

alagar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to flood."

Practice

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