flood

flood
1.
noun
1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inundación
2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) torrente, avalancha

2. verb
(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inundar

3. -lit verb
(to light with floodlights.) iluminar
- floodlit
- flood-tide

flood1 n inundación
after the rains came the floods después de las lluvias llegaron las inundaciones
flood2 vb inundar / inundarse
the dam burst and flooded the valley la presa se rompió y se inundó el valle
flood
tr[flʌd]
noun
1 (overflow of water) inundación nombre femenino
2 (of river) riada
3 figurative use (great quantity) torrente nombre masculino, avalancha, diluvio
a flood of refugees una avalancha de refugiados
transitive verb
1 (gen) inundar, anegar; (engine) ahogar
the washing machine flooded the kitchen la lavadora inundó la cocina
2 figurative use (with calls, applications, etc) llover, inundar (with, de)
we've been flooded with offers nos han llovido las ofertas
intransitive verb
1 (river) desbordarse
2 figurative use (cover, fill) invadir, inundar
relief flooded over her sintió un gran alivio
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to flood the market inundar el mercado, saturar el mercado
to be in floods of tears llorar a mares
flood ['flʌd] vt
: inundar, anegar
flood n
1) inundation: inundación f
2) torrent: avalancha f, diluvio m, torrente m
a flood of tears: un mar de lágrimas
flood
n.
arriada s.f.
arroyada s.f.
diluvio s.m.
inundación s.f.
llena s.f.
riada s.f.
riolada s.f.
v.
anegar v.
aplayarse v.
desbordar v.
enaguazar v.
inundar v.
flʌd
I
noun
a) (of water) (often pl) inundación f; (caused by river) inundación f, riada f

the Flood — (Bib) el Diluvio (Universal)

the river was in flood — el río estaba crecido

to be in full flood — \<\<river\>\> estar* desbordado; \<\<speaker\>\> estar* en pleno discurso or (pey) en plena perorata; (before n)

the flood damage — los daños causados por inundaciones

b) (of complaints, calls, letters) avalancha f, diluvio m; (of people) avalancha f, riada f

she was in floods of tears — estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas


II
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<field/town\>\> inundar, anegar*

the kitchen was flooded — se inundó la cocina

b) (Auto) \<\<engine\>\> ahogar*
c) (overwhelm) inundar

we've been flooded with applications — nos han inundado de solicitudes, nos han llovido las solicitudes

to flood the market with imports — (Busn) inundar el mercado de productos importados


2.
vi
a) \<\<river/sewers\>\> desbordarse; \<\<mine/basement\>\> inundarse
b) (Auto) ahogarse*
c) (+ adv compl) \<\<people/crowd\>\>

the crowd flooded into the stadium — la multitud entró en tropel al estadio

to flood in — \<\<sunshine/light\>\> entrar a raudales

donations came flooding in — llovieron los donativos

d) \<\<emotion\>\>

memories came flooding back — los recuerdos se agolparon en su (or mi etc) memoria

Phrasal Verbs:
[flʌd]
1.
N [of water] inundación f ; (in river) avenida f ; [of words, tears] torrente m ; (=flood tide) pleamar f

the Flood — (Rel) el Diluvio

the river is in flood — el río está crecido

a flood of letters — una avalancha de cartas

she was in floods of tears — lloraba a lágrima viva

2.
VT (Aut) (gen) inundar

to flood the market with sth — inundar or saturar el mercado de algo

we have been flooded with applications — nos han llovido las solicitudes, nos han inundado de solicitudes

the room was flooded with light — el cuarto se inundó de luz

3.
VI [river] desbordarse

the people flooded into the streets — la gente inundó la calle

4.
CPD

flood control N — medidas fpl para controlar las inundaciones

flood damage N — daños mpl causados por las inundaciones

flood defences (Brit) N — protecciones fpl contra las inundaciones

flood tide N — pleamar f , marea f creciente

* * *
[flʌd]
I
noun
a) (of water) (often pl) inundación f; (caused by river) inundación f, riada f

the Flood — (Bib) el Diluvio (Universal)

the river was in flood — el río estaba crecido

to be in full flood — \<\<river\>\> estar* desbordado; \<\<speaker\>\> estar* en pleno discurso or (pey) en plena perorata; (before n)

the flood damage — los daños causados por inundaciones

b) (of complaints, calls, letters) avalancha f, diluvio m; (of people) avalancha f, riada f

she was in floods of tears — estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas


II
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<field/town\>\> inundar, anegar*

the kitchen was flooded — se inundó la cocina

b) (Auto) \<\<engine\>\> ahogar*
c) (overwhelm) inundar

we've been flooded with applications — nos han inundado de solicitudes, nos han llovido las solicitudes

to flood the market with imports — (Busn) inundar el mercado de productos importados


2.
vi
a) \<\<river/sewers\>\> desbordarse; \<\<mine/basement\>\> inundarse
b) (Auto) ahogarse*
c) (+ adv compl) \<\<people/crowd\>\>

the crowd flooded into the stadium — la multitud entró en tropel al estadio

to flood in — \<\<sunshine/light\>\> entrar a raudales

donations came flooding in — llovieron los donativos

d) \<\<emotion\>\>

memories came flooding back — los recuerdos se agolparon en su (or mi etc) memoria

Phrasal Verbs:

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