deluge
A great flood or rainA great flood or rain.
» The teacher was deluged with questions.
Der Lehrer wurde mit Fragen überschüttet.
Значення
значень: 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
Приклади
речень: 12The teacher was deluged with questions.
deDer Lehrer wurde mit Fragen überschüttet. — Manfredo
The deluge turned the streets into rivers.
ruНаводнение превратило улицы в реки. — marafon
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
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 2
За значеннями 2
Походження
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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Форми
множина: delugesСиноніми
синонімів: 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