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1 deluge
1. noun1) (rain) sintflutartiger Regen2) (Bibl.)2. transitive verbthe Deluge — die Sintflut
(lit. or fig.) überschwemmen* * *['delju:‹] 1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) die Flut2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) überfluten* * *del·uge[ˈdelju:ʤ]I. nto get caught in a \deluge von einem Regenguss überrascht werdena \deluge of complaints eine Flut von BeschwerdenII. vt▪ to \deluge sth etw überfluten▪ to be \deluged überflutet werden* * *['deljuːdZ]1. n (lit)Überschwemmung f; (of rain) Guss m; (fig, of complaints, letters etc) Flut f überschwemmen, überfluten* * *deluge [ˈdeljuːdʒ]A s1. Überschwemmung f:the Deluge BIBEL die Sintflut2. starker (Regen-, Wasser)Guss3. fig Flut f, (Un)Menge fB v/t überschwemmen, -fluten (beide auch fig):be deluged with letters mit Briefen überschüttet werden;be deluged with questions mit Fragen eingedeckt werden* * *1. noun1) (rain) sintflutartiger Regen2) (Bibl.)2. transitive verb(lit. or fig.) überschwemmen* * *v.überschwemmen v.
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