-
1 torrent
'torənt(a rushing stream: The rain fell in torrents; She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.) torrentetorrent n torrentetr['tɒrənt]1 torrente nombre masculinotorrent ['tɔrənt] n: torrente mn.• chaparrón violento s.m.• raudal s.m.• torrente s.m.'tɔːrənt, 'tɒrəntnoun torrente m['tɒrǝnt]N (lit, fig) torrente ma torrent of abuse — un torrente de insultos, una sarta de injurias
* * *['tɔːrənt, 'tɒrənt]noun torrente m -
2 torrential
adjective (of, or like, a torrent: torrential rain; The rain was torrential.) torrencialtorrential adj torrencialtr[tə'renʃəl]1 torrencialtorrential [tɔ'rɛnʧəl, tə-] adj: torrencialadj.• torrencial adj.tɔː'rentʃəl, tə'renʃəladjective torrencial[tɒ'renʃǝl]ADJ torrencial* * *[tɔː'rentʃəl, tə'renʃəl]adjective torrencial -
3 flood
1.
noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inundación2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) torrente, avalancha
2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inundar
3. -lit verb(to light with floodlights.) iluminar- floodlit
- flood-tide
flood1 n inundaciónflood2 vb inundar / inundarsetr[flʌd]1 (overflow of water) inundación nombre femenino2 (of river) riada1 (river) desbordarse2 figurative use (cover, fill) invadir, inundar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto flood the market inundar el mercado, saturar el mercadoto be in floods of tears llorar a maresflood ['flʌd] vt: inundar, anegarflood n1) inundation: inundación f2) torrent: avalancha f, diluvio m, torrente ma flood of tears: un mar de lágrimasn.• arriada s.f.• arroyada s.f.• diluvio s.m.• inundación s.f.• llena s.f.• riada s.f.• riolada s.f.v.• anegar v.• aplayarse v.• desbordar v.• enaguazar v.• inundar v.flʌd
I
a) ( of water) (often pl) inundación f; ( caused by river) inundación f, riada fto be in full flood — \<\<river\>\> estar* desbordado; \<\<speaker\>\> estar* en pleno discurso or (pey) en plena perorata; (before n)
b) (of complaints, calls, letters) avalancha f, diluvio m; ( of people) avalancha f, riada f
II
1.
a) \<\<field/town\>\> inundar, anegar*b) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> ahogar*c) ( overwhelm) inundarwe've been flooded with applications — nos han inundado de solicitudes, nos han llovido las solicitudes
to flood the market with imports — ( Busn) inundar el mercado de productos importados
2.
via) \<\<river/sewers\>\> desbordarse; \<\<mine/basement\>\> inundarseb) ( Auto) ahogarse*c) (+ adv compl) \<\<people/crowd\>\>to flood in — \<\<sunshine/light\>\> entrar a raudales
d) \<\<emotion\>\>memories came flooding back — los recuerdos se agolparon en su (or mi etc) memoria
Phrasal Verbs:[flʌd]1.N [of water] inundación f ; (in river) avenida f ; [of words, tears] torrente m ; (=flood tide) pleamar fthe Flood — (Rel) el Diluvio
2.VT (Aut) (gen) inundarto flood the market with sth — inundar or saturar el mercado de algo
we have been flooded with applications — nos han llovido las solicitudes, nos han inundado de solicitudes
3.VI [river] desbordarse4.CPDflood control N — medidas fpl para controlar las inundaciones
flood damage N — daños mpl causados por las inundaciones
flood defences (Brit) N — protecciones fpl contra las inundaciones
flood tide N — pleamar f, marea f creciente
- flood in* * *[flʌd]
I
a) ( of water) (often pl) inundación f; ( caused by river) inundación f, riada fto be in full flood — \<\<river\>\> estar* desbordado; \<\<speaker\>\> estar* en pleno discurso or (pey) en plena perorata; (before n)
b) (of complaints, calls, letters) avalancha f, diluvio m; ( of people) avalancha f, riada f
II
1.
a) \<\<field/town\>\> inundar, anegar*b) ( Auto) \<\<engine\>\> ahogar*c) ( overwhelm) inundarwe've been flooded with applications — nos han inundado de solicitudes, nos han llovido las solicitudes
to flood the market with imports — ( Busn) inundar el mercado de productos importados
2.
via) \<\<river/sewers\>\> desbordarse; \<\<mine/basement\>\> inundarseb) ( Auto) ahogarse*c) (+ adv compl) \<\<people/crowd\>\>to flood in — \<\<sunshine/light\>\> entrar a raudales
d) \<\<emotion\>\>memories came flooding back — los recuerdos se agolparon en su (or mi etc) memoria
Phrasal Verbs:
См. также в других словарях:
torrent — noun 1 large amount of water moving very quickly ADJECTIVE ▪ raging, rushing ▪ After heavy rain, the little stream becomes a raging torrent. PREPOSITION ▪ in torrents … Collocations dictionary
rain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shower, precipitation, rainstorm, downpour. v. shower, pour, drizzle; bestow, lavish, shower upon. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling,… … English dictionary for students
torrent — [tôr′ənt, tär′ənt] n. [Fr < L torrens, burning, roaring, rushing, impetuous, prp. of torrere, to parch, dry, roast, consume: see THIRST] 1. a swift, violent stream, esp. of water 2. a flood or rush of words, mail, etc. 3. a very heavy fall of… … English World dictionary
rain — [n] downpour of water or other substance cat and dog weather*, cloudburst, condensation, deluge, drencher, drizzle, fall, flood, flurry, hail, heavy dew, liquid sunshine*, mist, monsoon, pour, pouring, precip*, precipitation, raindrops, rainfall … New thesaurus
torrent — tor|rent [ˈtɔrənt US ˈto: , ˈta: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin torrens burning, going very fast , from torrere; TORRID] 1.) a large amount of water moving very quickly and strongly in a particular direction →↑flood ▪ After five… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rain — n 1. precipitation, raindrops; fine or light rain, serein, drizzle, sprinkle, Chiefly Dial. mizzle, mist; rainfall, cloudburst, rainstorm, shower, sun shower, thundershower, thunderstorm, electrical storm, thundersquall, squall, hurricane;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
torrent — n. 1) an angry, raging torrent 2) a mountain torrent 3) (misc.) the rain came down in torrents * * * [ tɒrənt] raging torrent (misc.) the rain came down in torrents a mountain torrent an angry … Combinatory dictionary
Torrent — A torrent generally signifies a strong flow of something, especially fluids and s, and in particular water or rain.Torrent may refer to: * Torrent (TV series), a television series on G4techTV Canada * Torrent (1926 film), a film starring Greta… … Wikipedia
Torrent (1926 film) — Infobox Film name = Torrent image size = 260px caption = Poster director = Monta Bell (uncredited) producer = Monta Bell writer = Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Dorothy Farnum (adaptation) narrator = starring = Ricardo Cortez Greta Garbo music =… … Wikipedia
rain — 1. noun 1) the rain had stopped Syn: rainfall, precipitation, raindrops, wet weather; drizzle, shower, rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent, downpour, deluge, storm 2) a rain of hot ash Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
torrent — [[t]tɒ̱rənt, AM tɔ͟ːr [/t]] torrents 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A torrent is a lot of water falling or flowing rapidly or violently. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir... The rain came down in torrents, and we could see nothing... The trip… … English dictionary