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flood [flʌd]1 noun(a) (of water) inondation f;∎ Bible the Flood le Déluge;∎ to be in flood (river) être en crue;∎ you've caused a flood in the bathroom tu as inondé la salle de bains∎ floods of tears un déluge ou torrent de larmes;∎ to be in floods of tears pleurer à chaudes larmes(d) (floodlight) projecteur m∎ the river flooded its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit, la rivière a débordé;∎ you've flooded the bathroom tu as inondé la salle de bains;(c) (river → of rain) faire déborder∎ to be flooded with applications/letters être submergé de demandes/lettres;∎ to be flooded in light (room, valley) être inondé de lumière∎ to flood the market (with sth) inonder le marché (de qch)(b) (land, area) être inondé∎ to flood into the streets envahir les rues;∎ spectators were flooding into the stadium les spectateurs affluaient dans le stade;∎ refugees are still flooding across the border les réfugiés continuent à passer la frontière en foule ou en masse;∎ light was flooding through the window la lumière entrait à flots par la fenêtre;∎ new energy was flooding through his veins une énergie nouvelle coulait dans ses veines(d) (woman → menstruate heavily) saigner abondamment►► flood barrier digue f de retenue;flood control contrôle m des crues;flood plain plaine f d'inondation, lit m majeur;flood tide marée f montante;flood wall mur m de protection contre les crues;flood warning avis m de crue;flood water inondation f;∎ the flood waters have receded les inondations ont diminué(people) revenir en foule ou en masse; (strength, memories) revenir à flots, affluer;∎ suddenly it all came flooding back soudain tout m'est revenu en mémoire(people) entrer en foule ou en masse, affluer; (applications, letters) affluer; (light, sunshine) entrer à flotsinonder;∎ hundreds of families have been flooded out (from homes) l'inondation a forcé des centaines de familles à quitter leurs maisons∎ light flooded out of the open casement des flots de lumière s'échappaient de la fenêtre ouverte;∎ money flooded out of the country il y eut d'énormes fuites de capitaux -
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A n1 lit inondation f ; destroyed by flood détruit par une inondation ; insured against flood assuré contre l'inondation ; ‘flood!’ ( on roadsign) ‘attention, route inondée!’ ; the river is in flood la rivière est en crue ; the Flood Bible le Déluge ;2 fig a flood of un flot de [people, visitors, light, memories] ; un déluge de [letters, complaints] ; to be in floods of tears verser des torrents de larmes ;B vtr2 fig [light, tears, mail] inonder ; memories flooded her mind les souvenirs affluaient ; relief flooded his face le soulagement illumina son visage ;4 Aut noyer [engine, carburettor].C vi1 [meadow, street, cellar] être inondé ; [river] déborder ;2 fig to flood into sth [light] inonder qch ; [people] envahir qch ; tears flooded down his cheeks les larmes lui inondaient les joues ; a blush flooded over his face la rougeur lui envahit le visage ; to flood over ou through sb [emotion] envahir qn.D flooded pp adj [area, house] inondé ; to be flood with être inondé de [light, calls, complaints, tears, refugees].■ flood back [memories] remonter à la surface.■ flood out:▶ flood out [water, liquid] jaillir à flots ; -
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(market) inonder, encombrer;∎ the market is flooded with computer games il y a une surabondance de jeux électroniques sur le marché -
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cover [ˈkʌvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. (for protection) (over furniture) housse f ; (over merchandise, vehicle) bâche f ; [of lens] bouchon m ; [of book] couverture f ; ( = lid) couvercle mb. ( = bedcover) dessus-de-lit m invc. ( = shelter) abri m• his critics are already running for cover c'est déjà le sauve-qui-peut général parmi ses détracteurs• to take cover ( = shelter) s'abritere. ( = means of concealing) couverture f• the conference was a cover for an illegal political gathering la conférence servait de couverture à un rassemblement politique illégal► to cover for or against sth (Insurance)it doesn't cover you for or against flood damage vous n'êtes pas couvert contre les dégâts des eaux• what does your travel insurance cover you for? que couvre votre assurance voyage ?b. ( = point gun at) braquer un revolver sur• I've got you covered! ne bougez pas ou je tire !c. [+ opposing player] marquerd. [+ distance] parcourir• to cover a lot of ground (travelling) faire beaucoup de chemin ; ( = deal with many subjects) traiter un large éventail de questionse. ( = be sufficient for) couvrir• $50 will cover everything 50 dollars suffiront (à couvrir toutes les dépenses)f. ( = deal with) traiter• the course covers nutrition and exercise le stage traite de la nutrition et de l'exercice physique3. compoundsa. ( = protect) [+ person] protéger ; (Insurance)[+ risk] couvrir• why would she cover for him if he's trying to kill her? pourquoi le protégerait-elle s'il veut la tuer ?a. se couvrira. [+ object] recouvrir ; [+ child] couvrirb. ( = hide) dissimuler ; [+ affair] étouffer* * *['kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (protective lid, sheath) couverture f; (for duvet, typewriter, cushion) housse f; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fourreau m2) ( blanket) couverture f3) (of book, magazine) couverture f; ( of record) pochette fon the cover — ( of book) sur la couverture; ( of magazine) en couverture
4) ( shelter) abri m5) (for spy, crime) couverture f ( for pour)to blow somebody's cover — (colloq) griller (colloq) quelqu'un
6) Military couverture f7) ( replacement) (for teacher, doctor) remplacement m2.to give or provide cover against — garantir contre
transitive verb1) ( conceal or protect) couvrir ( with avec); recouvrir [cushion, sofa, corpse] ( with de)3) ( be all over) [litter, graffiti, bruises] couvrircovered in spots/litter — couvert de boutons/papiers
4) ( travel over) parcourir [distance, area]; ( extend over) s'étendre sur [area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] traiter; [term] englober; [teacher] faire; [rule, law] s'appliquer à; [department] s'occuper de; [rep] couvrir6) ( report on) [journalist] couvrir7) ( pay for) couvrir [costs]; combler [loss]£20 should cover it — 20 livres sterling devraient suffire
9) Military, Sport couvrirI've got you covered! — ( threat) ne bougez pas ou je tire!
to cover one's back — fig se couvrir
10) ( conceal) cacher [ignorance]; masquer [smell]3.4.to cover oneself — se protéger ( against contre)
- covered5.covered past participle adjective [market, porch] couvert; [dish] à couverclePhrasal Verbs:- cover up
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