- deluge
- 'delju:‹
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, abrumardelugetr['deljʊːʤ]noun1 (rain) diluvio; (flood) inundación nombre femenino2 figurative use avalancha, alud nombre masculino, aluvión nombre masculinotransitive verb1 (flood) inundar (with, de)2 figurative use inundar (with, de), abrumar (with, con)■ we've been deluged with applications hemos recibido un aluvión de solicitudesdeluge ['dɛl.ju:ʤ, -.ju:ʒ] vt, -uged ; -uging1) flood: inundar2) overwhelm: abrumardeluged with requests: abrumado de pedidosdeluge n1) flood: inundación f2) downpour: aguacero m3) barrage: aluvión mdelugen.• diluvio s.m.v.• inundar v.
I 'deljuːdʒnoun1)a) (flood) inundación fthe Deluge — el diluvio (universal)
b) (downpour) diluvio m2) (of protests, questions, letters) aluvión m, avalancha f
II
transitive verb1) (overwhelm)they were deluged with protests/letters — recibieron un aluvión de protestas/cartas
he was deluged with offers — le llovieron las ofertas
2) (flood) inundar['deljuːdʒ]1.N [of rain] diluvio m ; [of floodwater] inundación fthe Deluge — (Rel) el Diluvio
a deluge of protests — una avalancha de protestas
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]noun1)a) (flood) inundación fthe Deluge — el diluvio (universal)
b) (downpour) diluvio m2) (of protests, questions, letters) aluvión m, avalancha f
II
transitive verb1) (overwhelm)they were deluged with protests/letters — recibieron un aluvión de protestas/cartas
he was deluged with offers — le llovieron las ofertas
2) (flood) inundar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
