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I [flʌd]1) inondazione f., alluvione f."flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"
2) fig.II 1. [flʌd]a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [ people]; un mare di [ memories]; un'ondata di [ light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]
1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [ river]4) aut. ingolfare [ engine]2.1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [ river] straripare2) fig.to flood over sb. — [ emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn
•- flood in* * *1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inondazione, allagamento2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) inondazione2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inondare, allagare3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) illuminare (con i riflettori)- floodlit
- flood-tide* * *I [flʌd]1) inondazione f., alluvione f."flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"
2) fig.II 1. [flʌd]a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [ people]; un mare di [ memories]; un'ondata di [ light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]
1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [ river]4) aut. ingolfare [ engine]2.1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [ river] straripare2) fig.to flood over sb. — [ emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn
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flood — ► NOUN 1) an overflow of a large amount of water over dry land. 2) (the Flood) the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race. 3) an overwhelming quantity of things or people appearing at once. 4) an… … English terms dictionary
flood — flood1 S3 [flʌd] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cover with water)¦ 2¦(river)¦ 3¦(go/arrive in large numbers)¦ 4 flood something with something 5 be flooded with something 6 flood the market 7¦(light)¦ 8¦(feeling)¦ 9¦(engine)¦ Phrasal … Dictionary of contemporary English
Flood (disambiguation) — A flood is an overflow of water onto land.Flood may also refer to:Computing* Network flood, a denial of service attack on a network * Internet Relay Chat flood * Usenet flood * Flooding algorithm, a network routing algorithmFilm and television*… … Wikipedia
flood — flood1 [ flʌd ] verb ** ▸ 1 when water covers something ▸ 2 arrive in large numbers ▸ 3 when light fills place ▸ 4 about engine ▸ 5 suddenly start to cry ▸ 6 when face turns red ▸ 7 feel emotion strongly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive if water… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flood — 1 verb 1 COVER WITH WATER (I, T) to make a place become covered, or to become covered with water: Three days of heavy rain flooded many Eastern cities. | The basement flooded and everything got soaked. 2 GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE AMOUNTS/NUMBERS (I) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flood — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flood */*/ — I UK [flʌd] / US verb Word forms flood : present tense I/you/we/they flood he/she/it floods present participle flooding past tense flooded past participle flooded 1) [transitive] if water floods a place, it covers it Water burst through the dam… … English dictionary
flood — floodable, adj. flooder, n. floodless, adj. floodlike, adj. /flud/, n. 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 3. the Flood, the universal deluge… … Universalium
flood — [[t]flʌd[/t]] n. 1) a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usu. submerged 2) any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears[/ex] 3) bib the Flood, a universal deluge mentioned in various ancient religions, esp. the deluge… … From formal English to slang
Flood (video game) — Infobox VG title = Flood developer = Bullfrog Productions publisher = Electronic Arts designer = engine = released = 1990 genre = Platform modes = Single player ratings = N/A platforms = Amiga, Atari ST media = requirements = input = Flood is a… … Wikipedia
flood — noun 1》 an overflow of a large amount of water over dry land. ↘(the Flood) the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race. ↘literary a river, stream, or sea. 2》 an outpouring of tears or… … English new terms dictionary