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1 diluvio
m.1 flood (also figurative).el diluvio Universal the Flood2 deluge, alluvion, pour, flood.3 delude.* * *1 flood2 figurado torrent, deluge, flood\el Diluvio (Universal) the Flood* * *SM floodun diluvio de cartas — a flood o deluge of letters
¡fue el diluvio! — it was chaos!
¡esto es el diluvio! — what a mess!
* * *a) ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; ( inundación) floodb) (fam) (de cartas, quejas) flood* * *= deluge.Ex. The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.----* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* * *a) ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; ( inundación) floodb) (fam) (de cartas, quejas) flood* * *= deluge.Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* * *1 (lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; (inundación) floodel Diluvio Universal the Floodhemos recibido un diluvio de cartas we've received a flood of letters, we've been deluged o swamped with letters* * *
Del verbo diluviar: ( conjugate diluviar)
diluvió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
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diluviar
diluvio
diluviar ( conjugate diluviar) verbo intransitivo
to pour (with rain)
diluvio sustantivo masculino ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge;
( inundación) flood;
diluviar verbo impersonal to pour with rain
diluvio sustantivo masculino
1 flood
el Diluvio (Universal), the Flood
2 (una gran cantidad) stream
un diluvio de protestas, a stream of protests
' diluvio' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- flood
* * *diluvio nm1. [lluvia torrencial] deluge;caía un auténtico diluvio sobre la ciudad torrential rain fell on the cityel Diluvio Universal the Flood2. [abundancia] flood;hubo un diluvio de quejas there was a flood o storm of complaints, complaints flooded in* * *m downpour; figdeluge* * *diluvio nm1) : flood2) : downpour* * *diluvio n downpour -
2 cascada
f.waterfall.en cascada one after anotherpast part.past participle of spanish verb: cascar.* * *1 cascade, waterfall* * *SF waterfall, cascade* * *femenino (Geog) waterfall, cascade* * *= waterfall, fall.Ex. It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.Ex. Vast lakes, awesome falls and runnable rapids make a trip along this river dazzling and challenging.----* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.* * *femenino (Geog) waterfall, cascade* * *= waterfall, fall.Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.
Ex: Vast lakes, awesome falls and runnable rapids make a trip along this river dazzling and challenging.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.* * *1 ( Geog) waterfall, cascade2(abundancia): una cascada de malas noticias a deluge of bad newshubo una cascada de aplausos there was thunderous applauseel vestido llevaba una cascada de volantes de seda the dress cascaded with silk flounces* * *
cascada sustantivo femenino (Geog) waterfall, cascade
cascado,-a adjetivo figurado
1 (achacoso) worn-out, aged: el abuelito está un poco cascado, your grannie's worn out
2 (voz) harsh, hoarse
3 (estropeado) clapped-out: tenemos un coche un poco cascado, we've got an old banger
cascada sustantivo femenino waterfall, cascade
' cascada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estruendo
English:
cascade
- fall
- water
* * *cascada nf1. [de agua] waterfalluna cascada de imágenes a riot of images;en cascada one after another* * *f waterfall; figflood, avalanche* * *cascada nfcatarata, salto: waterfall, cascade* * *cascada n waterfall -
3 aluvión
m.1 alluvion, alluvium, rise in waters, flood.2 alluvion, alluvium, eluviation, eluvium.* * *1 alluvion■ tierra de aluvión alluvium, alluvial soil2 figurado flood■ recibimos un aluvión de solicitudes we were inundated with applications, we received a flood of applications* * *SM1) (Geol) alluviumtierras de aluvión — alluvial soil sing, alluvial soils
2) (fig) (=alud) floodaluvión de improperios — stream o torrent of abuse
* * *1) (Geol) alluvium2) ( gran cantidad) floodun aluvión de insultos — a barrage of insults, a torrent of abuse
* * *= spate, alluvium.Ex. The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.Ex. In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.----* de aluvión = alluvial.* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.* un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.* * *1) (Geol) alluvium2) ( gran cantidad) floodun aluvión de insultos — a barrage of insults, a torrent of abuse
* * *= spate, alluvium.Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.* de aluvión = alluvial.* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.* un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.* * *A ( Geol) alluviumB (gran cantidad) floodle llovió un aluvión de cartas he was inundated with letters, he received a flood of lettersun aluvión de gente a horde o flood of peopleun aluvión de insultos a barrage of insults, a torrent of abusedespués de la conferencia hubo un aluvión de preguntas after the lecture he was bombarded with questions* * *
aluvión sustantivo masculino downpour
figurado el aluvión de llamadas colapsó la centralita, the barrage of calls brought the switchboard to a standstill
' aluvión' also found in these entries:
English:
barrage
- deluge
* * *aluvión nm1. [de agua] floodun aluvión de preguntas a flood o barrage of questions;recibieron un aluvión de críticas en la redacción the newspaper was flooded with complaintstierras de aluvión alluvial deposits* * *m1 flood tb fig2 GEOL alluvium* * *
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