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How To Use The Adjective “Débordé” (Overwhelmed) In French

How To Use The Adjective “Débordé” (Overwhelmed) In French

Today we’ll have a look at débordé, which translates to overwhelmed and snowed under. This adjective comes from the verb déborder (to overflow). We’ll also look at a synonomous expression être sous l’eau (to be under water).

débordé

overwhelmed, snowed under

Pronunciation [debɔʀde]

Débordé - French adjective meaning overwhelmed, snowed under.

Example sentences

For this first sentence, the masculine noun projet has two meanings in French: project and plan. The negation ne + verb + que means “only”.

Je suis vraiment débordé aujourd’hui. Je n’ai qu’une heure pour finir le projet.

I’m really overwhelmed today. I only have one hour to finish the projet.

For this sentence, je voudrais means “I’d like”. Je voudrais bien can translate loosely to “I’d love to”. The indirect object pronoun y has many meaning including “there”.

Je voudrais bien y aller mais je n’ai pas le temps. Je suis sous l’eau.

I’d love to go but I don’t have the time. I’m snowed under.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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