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1 deluge
I ['deljuːdʒ]nome diluvio m. (anche fig.)II ['deljuːdʒ]verbo transitivo sommergere ( with di) (anche fig.)* * *['delju:‹] 1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) diluvio2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) inondare* * *deluge /ˈdɛlju:dʒ/n.(to) deluge /ˈdɛlju:dʒ/v. t.1 inondare; allagare2 (fig.) sommergere; tempestare: The organizers were deluged with offers of help, gli organizzatori sono stati sommersi di offerte d'aiuto.* * *I ['deljuːdʒ]nome diluvio m. (anche fig.)II ['deljuːdʒ]verbo transitivo sommergere ( with di) (anche fig.)
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deluge — [[t]de̱ljuːʤ[/t]] deluges, deluging, deluged 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post... This has brought a deluge… … English dictionary
deluge — I UK [ˈdeljuːdʒ] / US [ˈdeljudʒ] noun [singular] 1) a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time, especially if they are hard to deal with The company received a deluge of complaints about the defective product. 2) a) a very heavy… … English dictionary
deluge — del|uge1 [ deljudʒ ] noun singular 1. ) a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time, especially if they are hard to deal with: FLOOD: The company received a deluge of complaints about the defective product. 2. ) a very heavy fall… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deluge — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) a large flood, or period when there is a lot of rain 2 deluge of letters/questions etc a lot of letters, questions etc that all come at the same time: a deluge of complaints about the show 2 verb (T) 1… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deluge — 1. noun 1) homes were swept away by the deluge Syn: flood, torrent, spate 2) the deluge turned the field into a swamp Syn: downpour, torrential rain; thunderstorm, thundershower, rainstorm, cloudburst 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
deluge — /ˈdɛljudʒ / (say delyoohj) noun 1. a great overflowing of water; inundation; flood; downpour. 2. anything that overwhelms like a flood. –verb (t) (deluged, deluging) 3. to flood; inundate. 4. to overrun; overwhelm: *Every member of Parliament is… …
deluge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deluje, from Latin diluvium, from diluere to wash away, from dis + lavere to wash more at lye Date: 14th century 1. a. an overflowing of the land by water b. a drenching rain 2. an overwhelming … New Collegiate Dictionary
deluge — 1. noun /ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/ a) A great flood or rain. The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt. b) An overwhelming amount of something. The rock concert was a deluge of sound. 2 … Wiktionary
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deluge — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from L. diluvium flood, inundation, from diluere wash away, from dis away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + luere, comb. form of lavere to wash (see LAVE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
deluge — [ˈdeljuːdʒ] noun [singular] I 1) a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time Syn: flood 2) a very heavy fall of rain Syn: downpour II verb deluge [ˈdeljuːdʒ] be deluged with sth to have a lot of things to deal with … Dictionary for writing and speaking English