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1 flood defences
ˈflood de·fencesn pl Hochwasserschutzmaßnahme[n] f[pl] -
2 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
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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]
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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
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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
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3 ♦ defence
♦ defence, ( USA) defense /dɪˈfɛns/n.1 ( anche leg.) difesa: the defence of civil liberties, la difesa delle libertà civili; (mil. e fig.) The best defence is offence, la migliore difesa è l'attacco; the body's defences against illness, le difese del corpo contro le malattie; to come (o to rush, to spring) to sb. 's defence, accorrere in difesa di q.; to say st. [to speak] in sb. 's defence, dire qc. [parlare] in difesa di q.; The river was the first line of defence, il fiume era la prima linea difensiva; Liverpool's defence of the championship, la difesa del titolo (di campione) da parte del Liverpool; (leg.) the case for the defence, la tesi della difesa; (leg.) to conduct sb. 's defence, assumere la difesa di q.; Her apparent coldness was just a defence, la sua freddezza apparente era solo una difesa; (fig.) to overcome sb. 's defences, vincere le difese di q.; (fig.) to drop one's defences, abbassare la guardia2 (pl.) difese; fortificazioni: They overcame the enemy's defences, hanno abbattuto le difese del nemico; flood defences, difese contro le inondazioni4 ( sport) (collett.) (la) difesa; i difensori: Our defence is ( o are) playing well, la nostra difesa sta giocando bene; the midfield defence, il filtro di centrocampo● (leg.) defence attorney = defence lawyer ► sotto □ (polit.) the defence budget, il bilancio della Difesa □ defence contractor, appaltatore della difesa □ (fin.) defence expenditure, le spese per la difesa □ (leg.) defence lawyer, avvocato difensore; la difesa □ (psic.) defence mechanism, meccanismo di difesa □ ( boxe) defence stance, posizione di guardia. -
4 defence
1 noun(a) (protection) défense f;∎ how much is spent on defence? combien dépense-t-on pour la défense?;∎ to carry a weapon for defence porter une arme pour se défendre;∎ to come to sb's defence venir à la défense de qn;∎ he killed the man in defence of his wife il a tué l'homme pour défendre sa femme;∎ to act/to speak in defence of sth (following attack) agir/parler en défense de qch; (in support of) agir/parler en faveur de qch;∎ to speak in defence of sb, to speak in sb's defence (following attack) parler en défense de qn; (in support of) parler en faveur de qn;∎ the best form of defence is attack la meilleure forme de défense, c'est l'attaque∎ Holland's defences against the flood waters les défenses fpl dont dispose la Hollande contre les inondations;∎ to use sth as a defence against sth se servir de qch comme défense ou protection contre qch, se servir de qch pour se défendre ou se protéger de qch;∎ the body's natural defences against infection les défenses naturelles de l'organisme contre l'infection;∎ to put up a stubborn defence se défendre avec entêtement;∎ to catch sb when his/her defences are down prendre qn quand il/elle n'est pas en position de se défendre ou de faire face;∎ to draw up a defence of sth préparer la défense de qch∎ the defence (lawyers) la défense;∎ who have we got for the defence? qui assurera la défense?;∎ counsel for the defence avocat m de la défense;∎ witness for the defence témoin m à décharge, témoin de la défense;∎ to appear for the defence comparaître pour la défense;∎ the case for the defence la défense;∎ what is our defence going to be? quelle ligne de défense allons-nous adopter?;∎ to conduct one's own defence assurer sa propre défense;∎ do you have anything to say in your defence? avez-vous quelque chose à dire pour votre défense?;∎ it must be said in her defence that… il faut dire à sa décharge ou pour sa défense que…∎ the defence (players) la défense;∎ to turn defence into attack faire ou lancer une contre-attaque►► Law defence counsel défenseur m; (in civil law) avocat(e) m,f de la défense;Medicine defence mechanism défenses fpl immunitaires; Psychology mécanisme m de défense;defence plant usine f d'armements;Law defence witness témoin m à décharge -
5 overrun
ˌəuvəˈrʌn
1. гл.
1) переливаться через край;
затоплять, наводнять A general flood of waters would necessarily overrun the whole earth. ≈ Великий потоп непременно затопит всю землю. Syn: overflow
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2) а) переходить границы( какого-л. государства), вторгаться на территорию б) осаждать (город, крепость и т.д.) в) опустошать( страну - о вражеских захватчиках)
3) превышать( установленные сроки, пределы, границы и т.д.) to overrun a schedule ≈ выбиться из графика Syn: exceed
4) а) кишеть, наводнять;
заполонять (часто ≈ о растениях) I saw the mouldering ruin of an abbey overrun with ivy. ≈ Я увидел развалины монастыря, увитые плющом. Syn: infest б) зарастать( сорняками)
5) перегнать, обогнать, опередить (тж. перен.) an opportunity of overrunning the time that has been lost ≈ возможность обогнать время, которое когда-то было упущено Syn: outrun
6) полигр. перебрасывать
7) авт. двигаться накатом
2. сущ.
1) а) перерасход;
превышение стоимости б) перепроизводство Overrun is copies surplus to the number ordered. ≈ Перепроизводством называется количество копий, произведенных сверх заказанного числа.
2) сумма, на которую сделан перерасход
3) движение транспортного средства со скоростью, превышающей ту, которая предусмотрена мощностью двигателя (описывает движение по инерции после нажатия на тормоза) перерасход, превышение (стоимости) переливаться через край, наводнять - the flooded river overran the valey разлившаяся река затопила долину быстро распространяться, расползаться;
охватывать - vines overran the wall виноградные лозы поднимались вверх по стене переходить пределы, границы;
превышать установленные сроки - his speech overran the time allowed он говорил сверх положенного времени;
он превысил регламент опустошать, грабить - enemy troops overran the country вражеские войска опустошили страну захватывать, занимать( территорию) - to * a country вторгнуться в страну разбить наголову;
смять - to * the enemy defences смять оборону противника кишеть - to be * with fish кишеть рыбой зарастать (сорняками) - a garden * with weeds заросший бурьяном сад (полиграфия) перебрасывать (автомобильное) двигаться накатом > to * the scent потерять след > to * oneself обессилеть от бега;
забегаться, замучиться, захлопотаться overrun вчт. выход за нормальный предел ~ авто двигаться накатом ~ зарастать (сорняками) ~ кишеть ~ опустошать (страну - о неприятеле) ~ полигр. перебрасывать ~ (overran;
~) переливаться через край;
наводнять ~ перерасход;
превышение стоимости ~ переходить дозволенные границы или установленные сроки
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