deluge
A great flood or rainA great flood or rain.
» The deluge turned the streets into rivers.
Наводнение превратило улицы в реки.
Значение
значений: 3A great flood or rain.
The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.
пото́пpotóp, наводне́ниеnavodnénije, ли́веньlívenʹ
по́відьpóvidʹ, по́віньpóvinʹ, пото́пpotóp
a heavy rain
(переносно)An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
The rock concert was a deluge of sound.
an overwhelming number or amount
A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
deluge system, deluge gun, deluge set
Примеры
предложений: 12The deluge turned the streets into rivers.
Наводнение превратило улицы в реки. — marafon
The teacher was deluged with questions.
deDer Lehrer wurde mit Fragen überschüttet. — Manfredo
The town was deluged with tourists in summer.
deIn der Stadt wimmelte es im Sommer nur so von Touristen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Gabriel received a deluge of messages from his students.
The dam collapsed, releasing a deluge of water into the valley.
deDer Damm brach, wodurch entfesselte Wassermassen ins Tal stürzten. — Waldelfe
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 2
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from LaFrom Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.
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Формы
мн. число: delugesСинонимы
синонимов: 9- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land:floodinundationalluvion
- a heavy rain:downpourcloudburstwaterspouttorrentpeltersoaker
- an overwhelming number or amount:floodinundationtorrent