flood

1. An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

   Flut, Überflutung, Überschwemmung

   наводне́ниеnavodnénije, пото́пpotóp, па́водокpávodok

   по́віньpóvinʹ, пото́пpotóp, пові́ддяpovíddja

2. (figuratively)A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

   a flood of complaints

   Flut

   наплы́вnaplýv, изоби́лиеizobílije

3. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.

4. A floodlight.

5. Menstrual discharge; menses.

6. (obsolete)Water as opposed to land.

   the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

1. Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

   Землетруси та потопи — стихійні лиха. — deniko

   ruЗемлетрясения и наводнения - это стихийные бедствия. — sharptoothed

   deErdbeben und Hochwasser sind Naturkatastrophen. — xtofu80

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2. Tom's house was damaged by the flood.

   Будинок Тома було ушкоджено повінню. — deniko

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3. The people were evacuated because of the flood.

   Людей евакуювали із-за потопу. — deniko

   ruЛюдей эвакуировали из-за потопа. — saiko

   deDie Menschen wurden wegen des Hochwassers evakuiert. — xtofu80

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4. We lost everything in the flood.

   ruМы всё потеряли во время наводнения. — marafon

   deWir haben bei dem Hochwasser alles verloren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. I wasn't affected by the flood.

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