deluge

1. A 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

2. (figuratively)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

3. 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

1. The teacher was deluged with questions.

   deDer Lehrer wurde mit Fragen überschüttet. — Manfredo

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2. The deluge turned the streets into rivers.

   ruНаводнение превратило улицы в реки. — marafon

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3. The town was deluged with tourists in summer.

   deIn der Stadt wimmelte es im Sommer nur so von Touristen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Gabriel received a deluge of messages from his students.

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5. The dam collapsed, releasing a deluge of water into the valley.

   deDer Damm brach, wodurch entfesselte Wassermassen ins Tal stürzten. — Waldelfe

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