No. 15,870 in German
überschwemmen
To flood or inundate.
In a sentence
Der Fluss begann zu steigen und drohte das Dorf zu überschwemmen.
The river started to rise and threatened to flood the village.
In this sentence, 'überschwemmen' is used to describe the physical action of water overtopping and covering an area.
Nach der Veröffentlichung gingen so viele Bestellungen ein, dass der Online-Shop überschwemmt wurde.
After the release, so many orders came in that the online shop was overwhelmed.
Here, 'überschwemmen' is metaphorically used to indicate an overwhelming or inundating amount of orders.
Die sozialen Medien wurden mit Kommentaren zu dem Skandal überschwemmt.
Social media was flooded with comments about the scandal.
In this example, 'überschwemmen' is used figuratively to describe a large volume of activity or inputs overwhelming a space.
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