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1 violent stream
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2 torrent
noun1) reißender Bach; (stream having steep course) Sturzbach, derthe rain came down in torrents — es regnete in Strömen
* * *['torənt](a rushing stream: The rain fell in torrents; She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.) der Sturzbach- academic.ru/75716/torrential">torrential* * *tor·rent[ˈtɒrənt, AM ˈtɔ:r-]n\torrents [of rain] sintflutartige Regenfälleto let out a \torrent of tears einen Schwall Tränen vergießento come in \torrents in Massen kommen* * *['tɒrənt]n(= river) reißender Strom; (fig, of lava) Strom m; (of words, insults) Sturzbach m, Schwall m, Flut fa torrent of abuse — ein Schwall m von Beschimpfungen
* * *3. torrents of rain sintflutartige Regenfälle;the rain fell in torrents es goss in Strömen4. GEOLa) Torrent m (Flussoberlauf)b) Torrente m (nur nach Regenfällen Wasser führender Bachlauf)5. fig Schwall m, Flut f (von Fragen etc):torrent of abuse Schimpfkanonade f umg* * *noun1) reißender Bach; (stream having steep course) Sturzbach, der* * *n.Sturzbach m.Sturzflut f. -
3 invective
noun1) (abusive language) Beschimpfungen Pl.* * *in·vec·tive[ɪnˈvektɪv]* * *[In'vektɪv]nBeschimpfungen pl ( against +gen), Schmähungen pl (geh) (against gegen), Invektiven pl (liter)* * *invective [ınˈvektıv]A sthunder invective against wüste Beschimpfungen ausstoßen gegenb) pl Schimpfworte plB adj schimpfend, schmähend, Schmäh…* * *noun1) (abusive language) Beschimpfungen Pl.* * *n.Beschimpfung f.Schimpfwort n. -
4 raging
* * *rag·ing[ˈreɪʤɪŋ]the rains had turned the stream into a \raging torrent die Regenfälle hatten den Bach in einen reißenden Strom verwandeltthe \raging floodwaters die reißenden Flutena \raging inferno ein flammendes Infernoa \raging blizzard/gale ein tobender Schneesturm/Sturmthe \raging sea die tosende Seea \raging storm ein heftiges Unwetter4. (severe) rasenda \raging fever wahnsinniges Fieber fama \raging headache/toothache rasende Kopf-/Zahnschmerzen plto have a \raging temperature sehr hohes Fieber haben\raging thirst schrecklicher Dursta \raging bore ein totaler Langweiler fama \raging success ein voller Erfolg* * *['reIdZɪŋ]1. adjperson wütend; fever heftig, sehr hoch; temperature sehr hoch; thirst brennend; pain, toothache rasend; storm, sea, wind tobend; inflation galoppierend; debate hitzig, wütend, heftig; nationalist, feminist radikal, extrem, heftig; nationalism, feminism radikal, extremhe was raging — er tobte
to be raging mad (inf) — eine Stinkwut haben (inf)
2. n(of person, storm) Toben nt, Rasen nt; (of sea) Toben nt* * *adj.rasend adj.stürmend adj.wütend adj. -
5 raging
the rains had turned the stream into a \raging torrent die Regenfälle hatten den Bach in einen reißenden Strom verwandelt;the \raging floodwaters die reißenden Flutena \raging inferno ein flammendes Infernoa \raging blizzard/ gale ein tobender Schneesturm/Sturm;the \raging sea die tosende See;a \raging storm ein heftiges Unwetter4) ( severe) rasend;a \raging fever wahnsinniges Fieber ( fam)to have a \raging temperature sehr hohes Fieber haben;\raging thirst schrecklicher Dursta \raging bore ein totaler Langweiler ( fam)a \raging success ein voller Erfolg
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