torrent
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etcA violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
» It started to rain in torrents.
Ливанул дождь.
Значение
значений: 3A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
Strom, Schwall, Sturzflut
пото́кpotók
(переносно)A large amount or stream of something.
They endured a torrent of inquiries.
an overwhelming number or amount
(интернет)A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.
то́ррентtórrent
Примеры
предложений: 23It started to rain in torrents.
Ливанул дождь. — marafon
The rain came down in torrents.
Дождь хлынул как из ведра. — Karok
deEs regnete in Strömen. — Sudajaengi
Streams are becoming torrents.
Ручьи становятся потоками. — fjay69
deBäche werden zu reißenden Strömen. — brauchinet
Down came the rain in torrents.
deEs regnete in Strömen. — Sudajaengi
Down come the rain in torrents.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of tBorrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).
From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent); ultimately from etymology 1, carrying the notion of the flow of information.
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Формы
мн. число: torrentsСинонимы
синонимов: 11- a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid):violent stream
- an overwhelming number or amount:floodinundationdeluge
- a heavy rain:downpourcloudburstdelugewaterspoutpeltersoaker