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fill / llenar
fill
A. -transitive verb
1. (=make full)
[+container] llenar (with de)
·fill a saucepan with water
·llenar un cazo de agua
·I am filled with admiration for her achievements
·sus logros me llenan de admiraciónoun
·he was filled with [remorse]
·estaba lleno de remordimiento
·he was filled with [despair]
·estaba desesperado
·the wind filled the sails
·el viento henchía las velas
2. (=occupy)
[+space] llenar (with de)
[+time] ocupar
·his plays always fill the theatres
·sus obras siempre llenan los teatros
·airlines can always fill seats in the summer
·las compañías aéreas siempre logran ocupar las plazas en verano
·rooms filled with furniture
habitaciones feminine plural llenas de muebles
·shouts filled the air
·resonaron unos gritos en el aire
·the house was filled with the smell of burning
·el olor a quemado invadía la casa
·she needs a routine to fill her day
·le hace falta una rutina que le llene el día
·the text fills 231 pages
·el texto ocupa 231 páginas
3. (=plug)
[+cavity, hole] rellenar, tapar (with con), llenar (with de)
[+tooth] empastar, emplomar Southern Cone (with con) (figurative)
[+gap, vacuum] llenar
·she filled a gap in his life
·ella llenó un hueco en su vida
4. (=fulfill)
[+need] cubrir, satisfacer
[+requirement] llenar, satisfacer
[+role] cumplir, desempeñar
5. (=supply)
[+order] despachar
6. (=appoint somebody to)
[+vacancy] cubrir
[+post] ocupar
·the position is already filled
·la vacante ya está cubierta
·she was chosen to fill the post of Education Secretary
·la eligieron para ocupar el puesto de Ministra de Educaciónoun
B. -intransitive verb
1. llenarse (with de)
·the room filled with smoke
·la habitaciónoun se llenó de humo
·her eyes filled with tears
·los ojos se le llenaron de lágrimas
2. [sails] henchirse
C. -noun
1. (=sufficiency)
·to [eat/drink] one'noun fill (of something)
·comer/beber (algo) hasta saciarse, hartarse de comer/beber (algo)
·to have [had] one'noun fill of something
(figurative) haberse hartado de algo, estar harto de algo
2. (=gravel, stones) relleno (m)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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