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fill (fɪl Pronunciation for fill ) 

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transitive verb

  1. (= make full)
    1. [+ 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 admiración ⇒ 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)
    1. [+ space] llenar (with de)
    2. [+ 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)
    1. [+ cavity, hole] rellenar, tapar (with con) llenar (with de)
    2. [+ tooth] empastar, emplomar (Southern Cone) (with con)
    3. (figurative) [+ gap, vacuum] llenar
     ⇒ she filled a gap in his life ella llenó un hueco en su vida
  4. (= fulfill)
    1. [+ need] cubrir, satisfacer
    2. [+ requirement] llenar, satisfacer
    3. [+ role] cumplir, desempeñar
    see also bill1
  5. (= supply)
    1. [+ order] despachar
  6. (= appoint sb to)
    1. [+ vacancy] cubrir
    2. [+ 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 Educación

intransitive verb

  1. llenarse (with de) ⇒ the room filled with smoke la habitación se llenó de humo ⇒ her eyes filled with tears los ojos se le llenaron de lágrimas
  2. [sails] henchirse

noun

  1. (= sufficiency) ⇒ to eat/drink one's fill (of sth) comer/beber (algo) hasta saciarse, hartarse de comer/beber (algo) ⇒ to have had one's fill of sth (figurative) haberse hartado de algo, estar harto de algo
  2. (= gravel, stones) relleno masculine

Similar Words

= top up, fill up, make full, become full, brim over
= swell, expand, inflate, become bloated, extend, balloon, fatten
= pack, crowd, squeeze, cram, throng
= stock, supply, store, pack, load, furnish, replenish
= plug, close, stop, seal, cork, bung, block up, stop up
= saturate, charge, pervade, permeate, imbue, impregnate, suffuse, overspread
= fulfil, hold, perform, carry out, occupy, take up, execute, discharge, officiate
= satisfy, stuff, gorge, glut, satiate, sate
= complete, carry out, implement, fulfil, execute

'fill' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: يَـمْلُأPronunciation for يَـمْلُأ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: encherPronunciation for encher
  • Chinese: 装满Pronunciation for 装满
  • Croatian: punitiPronunciation for puniti
  • Czech: plnitPronunciation for plnit naplnit
  • Danish: fyldePronunciation for fylde
  • Dutch: vullenPronunciation for vullen
  • European Spanish: llenarPronunciation for llenar
  • Finnish: täyttääPronunciation for täyttää
  • French: remplirPronunciation for remplir
  • German: füllenPronunciation for füllen
  • Greek: γεμίζωPronunciation for γεμίζω
  • Italian: riempirePronunciation for riempire
  • Japanese: いっぱいにするPronunciation for いっぱいにする
  • Korean: ...을 ...으로 채우다Pronunciation for ...을 ...으로 채우다
  • Norwegian: fyllePronunciation for fylle
  • Polish: napełnićPronunciation for napełnić napełniać
  • Portuguese: encherPronunciation for encher
  • Romanian: a umple
  • Russian: наполнятьPronunciation for наполнять
  • Spanish: llenarPronunciation for llenar
  • Swedish: fyllaPronunciation for fylla
  • Thai: เติมPronunciation for เติม
  • Turkish: doldurmakPronunciation for doldurmakiçini
  • Ukrainian: заповнювати
  • Vietnamese: làm đầyPronunciation for làm đầy

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