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inundado

flooded

adjective ee-noon-DAH-doh Rare

Also means

overwhelmed

Usage Note

Inundado is the past participle of inundar used as an adjective, agreeing in gender and number (inundada, inundados). Beyond literal flooding it often appears metaphorically: inundado de solicitudes means swamped with applications. With estar it describes a temporary state, never with ser.

Examples

"El sótano quedó inundado tras la tormenta."

Natural Translation

The basement ended up flooded after the storm.

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