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1 deluge
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1. noun(a great quantity of water: Few people survived the deluge.) diluvio, inundación
2. verb(to fill or overwhelm with a great quantity: We've been deluged with orders for our new book.) inundar, abrumartr['deljʊːʤ]1) flood: inundar2) overwhelm: abrumardeluged with requests: abrumado de pedidosdeluge n1) flood: inundación f2) downpour: aguacero m3) barrage: aluvión mn.• diluvio s.m.v.• inundar v.
I 'deljuːdʒ1)a) ( flood) inundación fb) ( downpour) diluvio m2) (of protests, questions, letters) aluvión m, avalancha f
II
1) ( overwhelm)they were deluged with protests/letters — recibieron un aluvión de protestas/cartas
2) ( flood) inundar['deljuːdʒ]1.N [of rain] diluvio m ; [of floodwater] inundación fthe Deluge — (Rel) el Diluvio
2.VT (fig) inundar ( with de)he was deluged with gifts — se vio inundado de regalos, le llovieron los regalos
he was deluged with questions — lo acribillaron a preguntas, le llovieron las preguntas
we are deluged with work — tenemos trabajo hasta encima de las cabezas, estamos hasta las cejas de trabajo
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I ['deljuːdʒ]1)a) ( flood) inundación fb) ( downpour) diluvio m2) (of protests, questions, letters) aluvión m, avalancha f
II
1) ( overwhelm)they were deluged with protests/letters — recibieron un aluvión de protestas/cartas
2) ( flood) inundar -
2 diluvio
Del verbo diluviar: ( conjugate diluviar) \ \
diluvió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: diluviar diluvio
diluviar ( conjugate diluviar) verbo intransitivo to pour (with rain)
diluvio sustantivo masculino ( lluvia) heavy rain, deluge; ( inundación) flood;
diluviar verbo impersonal to pour with rain
diluvio sustantivo masculino
1 flood
el Diluvio (Universal), the Flood
2 (una gran cantidad) stream
un diluvio de protestas, a stream of protests ' diluvio' also found in these entries: English: deluge - flood -
3 agua
Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar) \ \
agua es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: agua aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular 1 water;◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water; agua de colonia eau de cologne; agua dulce fresh water; agua mineral mineral water; agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water; agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech); agua potable/salada drinking/salt water; como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious; estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck; estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious; hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water; ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past; agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people; nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you 2 ( lluvia) rain 3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE); 4◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun ' agua' also found in these entries: Spanish: abastecimiento - achicar - acometida - acrecentar - actuar - aguatera - aguatero - ahogarse - ajo - apercibirse - badén - bailar - bañar - barro - bautizar - boca - bomba - bombear - borraja - bota - brote - buscar - caída - caliza - calizo - cangrejo - chorro - cobrador - cobradora - colonia - columna - concienciar - conducción - confluir - consistente - corriente - corte - dar - depurar - dimanar - dulce - echar - empañar - enchufar - enturbiar - escorrentía - escurrirse - estancar - estancada - estancado English: bitten - board - bob - boil - bring - canteen - churn - clear - coastguard - cologne - come up to - conserve - contaminate - crystal-clear - cut off - dam - dam up - deluge - dilute - disconnect - dishwater - distil - distill - dive - drain - dredge up - drinking - eau de Cologne - edge - element - emulsion paint - escape - expanse - fizzy - flounder - font - forced - foul - fresh - freshwater - geyser - glass - glassy - godsend - gush - hard - heave - hot-water bottle - ice over - ice up -
4 aluvión
aluvión sustantivo masculino downpour figurado el aluvión de llamadas colapsó la centralita, the barrage of calls brought the switchboard to a standstill ' aluvión' also found in these entries: English: barrage - deluge
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