débordement

French

Etymology

déborder +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.bɔʁ.də.mɑ̃/

Noun

débordement m (plural débordements)

1. flooding
2. overflowing, overflow
3. overshooting (of weapon)
4. (tennis) passing (act of hitting the ball past a player who is at net)

Derived terms

• piscine à débordement

Further reading

• “débordement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.