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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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Common
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Common
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