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Meanings of spill in English

Portuguese
tombo
Catalan
caiguda
Spanish
caída

A sudden drop from an upright position.

        tombo
        Portuguese
        vertedouro
        Catalan
        sobreeixidor

        A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction.

              vertedouro
              Catalan
              vessada

              The act of allowing a fluid to escape.

                    vessada
                    Portuguese
                    entornar
                    Catalan
                    esquitxar
                    Spanish
                    salpicar

                    Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.

                          entornar
                          Usage of spill in English
                          1
                          Now scientists wonder if the oil spill could create a similar problem.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          He has come under growing political pressure to stop the spill itself.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Meanwhile, state officials made coastline preparations for oil from the Gulf spill.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Sunoco told Reuters it has taken measures to reduce its spill rate.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          It was probably better to just spill than answer the twenty questions.
                          Wings
                          6
                          Obama had more tough words for the companies involved in the spill.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          These are some of the consequences from that oil spill, he said.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          NOAA also reported many heavily oiled sea turtles in the spill zone.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          The danger is that unavoidable competition will spill over into unnecessary conflict.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          Take, for example, shares in BP during the lamentable Gulf oil spill.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Analysts cited a ban on Gulf drilling following the Gulf oil spill.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          The gully he saw does indeed spill out right above the lake.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          13
                          This was the second cyanide spill at the mine in a year.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          Russia's prime minister has adopted a sympathetic view over the Deepwater spill.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          Based on catches before the spill, fishermen had expected a bumper year.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          I was afraid the violence would inevitably spill over on the hotel.
                          An ordinary man
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                          Translations for spill
                          Spill through the time
                          Spill across language varieties
                          New Zealand
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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