French word

saturer

Pronunciation

IPA/satyʁe/

Meaning

  • verboverload

Example

Les appels saturent le réseau.

Calls are overloading the network.

Illustration for saturer (overload)

More examples

Les notifications saturent ma boîte mail.

Notifications fill my mailbox.

Core concept

A channel, resource, or system filled to its limit until its flow slows or stops.

Common phrases

  • saturer le réseau

    saturate the network

  • saturer la boîte mail

    fill the mailbox

Similar words

remplir: Put enough contents into a container or place to make it full.
surcharger: Place more strain on capacity or ability than it can handle, disrupting function.
engorger: Cause a road or network to become congested and slow the flow through it.
encombrer: Fill a passage or area with people or objects so that movement becomes difficult.

Definition in French

Remplir complètement un espace, une ressource ou un système, au point de le rendre surchargé et de diminuer ou bloquer son fonctionnement.

Word origin

French saturer comes from Latin saturare, meaning 'to fill,' and extends from physical fullness to overloaded networks and other systems.

Usage tips

  • In Les appels saturent le réseau, the calls are the subject and le réseau is the direct object receiving the overload.

Other meanings

  • congestverb
  • saturateverb

Opposites

  • videremptyverb
  • désengorgerunclogverb

Related words

  • saturationsaturationnoun
  • saturésaturatedadjective

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