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♦ flood /flʌd/n.1 [cu] alluvione; inondazione; allagamento5 (poet.) corso d'acqua; fiume; torrente; mare6 (fig.) diluvio; profluvio; profusione; fiume; mare; marea; valanga: in floods of tears, in un mare di lacrime; che piange a dirotto; a flood of invitations, un profluvio d'inviti; a flood of protests, una valanga di proteste; a flood of refugees, un fiume di profughi● flood bed, alveo di piena ( di un fiume) □ flood control, difesa fluviale; sistemazione di un bacino fluviale □ (fam.) flood lamp ► floodlight, def. 2 □ flood level, livello di piena □ flood plain, pianura soggetta a esondazioni periodiche; terreno golenale; golena □ (scherz.) from before the Flood, antidiluviano □ (fig.) to be in full flood, essere in pieno svolgimento; essere lanciato (fam.).(to) flood /flʌd/A v. t.2 (fig.) inondare; pervadere, sommergere: to flood the market with st., inondare il mercato di qc.; The hall was flooded with light, la sala era inondata di luce; to be flooded with complaints [greetings], essere sommerso da lamentele [saluti]; to be flooded with letters, essere inondato di posta; ricevere una valanga di lettere3 irrigare5 ► to floodlightB v. i.3 essere inondato; essere allagato; allagarsi: The area is liable to flood, la zona va soggetta ad allagamenti4 ► to flood in. -
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I [flʌd]1) inondazione f., alluvione f."flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"
2) fig.II 1. [flʌd]a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [ people]; un mare di [ memories]; un'ondata di [ light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]
1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [ river]4) aut. ingolfare [ engine]2.1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [ river] straripare2) fig.to flood over sb. — [ emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn
•- flood in* * *1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inondazione, allagamento2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) inondazione2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inondare, allagare3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) illuminare (con i riflettori)- floodlit
- flood-tide* * *I [flʌd]1) inondazione f., alluvione f."flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"
2) fig.II 1. [flʌd]a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [ people]; un mare di [ memories]; un'ondata di [ light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]
1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [ river]4) aut. ingolfare [ engine]2.1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [ river] straripare2) fig.to flood over sb. — [ emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn
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[flʌd]1. ninondazione f, alluvione f, (of words, tears) diluvio2. vt(town, fields), fig inondare, allagare, (Auto: carburettor) ingolfare3. vi(river) straripare•- flood in -
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■ keep backA v. t. + avv.1 tenere indietro; non lasciare avvicinare; trattenere: The police kept back the crowd, la polizia teneva a bada la folla2 tenere a freno; contenere; arginare: to keep back the flood [one's anger, one's tears], trattenere l'inondazione [la rabbia, le lacrime]3 trattenere (dal fare qc.); impedire: I kept him back from killing the toad, gli impedii di uccidere il rospo4 nascondere; non rivelare; tenere nascosto; celare: Don't keep anything back ( from me), non nascondermi nulla5 mettere (o tenere) da parte; conservare; riservare: Keep back some cream to put on top of the dessert, metti da parte un po' di panna per decorare il dolce6 trattenere; non dare; non versare; non pagare: They're going to: keep back part of my salary, mi tratterranno parte dello stipendio; £10 were kept back from his pay, gli sono state trattenute 10 sterline dalla paga7 ritardare (qc.); far ritardare (q.); far restare (q.) indietro: The brighter pupils are kept back by the less able, gli allievi più intelligenti restano indietro per colpa di quelli meno braviB v. i. + avv.
См. также в других словарях:
flood of tears — sudden outpouring of tears … English contemporary dictionary
flood — flood1 [ flʌd ] verb ** ▸ 1 when water covers something ▸ 2 arrive in large numbers ▸ 3 when light fills place ▸ 4 about engine ▸ 5 suddenly start to cry ▸ 6 when face turns red ▸ 7 feel emotion strongly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive if water… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flood — [[t]flʌ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ floods, flooding, flooded 1) N VAR If there is a flood, a large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry, for example when a river flows over its banks or a pipe bursts. More than 70 people were killed in the floods … English dictionary
flood */*/ — I UK [flʌd] / US verb Word forms flood : present tense I/you/we/they flood he/she/it floods present participle flooding past tense flooded past participle flooded 1) [transitive] if water floods a place, it covers it Water burst through the dam… … English dictionary
flood — 1 verb 1 COVER WITH WATER (I, T) to make a place become covered, or to become covered with water: Three days of heavy rain flooded many Eastern cities. | The basement flooded and everything got soaked. 2 GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE AMOUNTS/NUMBERS (I) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flood — floodable, adj. flooder, n. floodless, adj. floodlike, adj. /flud/, n. 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 3. the Flood, the universal deluge… … Universalium
flood — n. & v. n. 1 a an overflowing or influx of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over land; an inundation. b the water that overflows. 2 a an outpouring of water; a torrent (a flood of rain). b something resembling a torrent (a flood of tears; a … Useful english dictionary
flood — /flʌd / (say flud) noun 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of words; a flood of tears; a flood of light; a flood of lava. 3. the flowing in of the… …
flood — [[t]flʌd[/t]] n. 1) a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usu. submerged 2) any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears[/ex] 3) bib the Flood, a universal deluge mentioned in various ancient religions, esp. the deluge… … From formal English to slang
flood — 1. noun 1) a flood warning Syn: inundation, swamping, deluge, high water; torrent, overflow, flash flood, freshet, spate 2) a flood of tears Syn: outpouring, torrent, rush … Thesaurus of popular words
flood — 1. noun 1) a severe flood Syn: inundation, deluge, torrent, overflow, flash flood; Brit. spate 2) a flood of tears Syn: gush, outpouring, torrent, rush, stream, surge … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary