Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - deluge
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Deluge
deluge
~1 n 1 C usually singular a large flood, or period when there is a lot of rain 2 deluge of letters/questions etc a lot of letters, questions etc that all come at the same time (a deluge of complaints about the show) ~2 v 1 usually passive to send a very large number of letters, questions etc to someone all at the same time (be deluged with/by) (The response has been great - we've been deluged with new orders.) 2 formal to cover something with a lot of water (- see also inundate)
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(deluges, deluging, deluged) 1. A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post... This has brought a deluge of criticism. = flood N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n 2. If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. During 1933, Papen’s office was deluged with complaints. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with/by n 3. A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge. = downpour N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
n. & v. --n. 1 a great flood. 2 (the Deluge) the biblical Flood (Gen. 6-8). 3 a great outpouring (of words, paper, etc.). 4 a heavy fall of rain. --v.tr. 1 flood. 2 inundate with a great number or amount (deluged with complaints). Etymology: ME f. OF f. L diluvium, rel. to lavare wash ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. потоп, наводнение the D. —- библ. всемирный потоп 2. ливень (также deluge of rain) 3. лавина, поток, град deluge of words —- поток слов deluge of questions —- град вопросов a deluge of demands —- поток требований deluge of bills —- лавина счетов 4. затоплять, наводнять deluged in tears —- обливающийся слезами 5. осыпать, засыпать, наводнять to deluge with invitations —- засыпать приглашениями the school was deluged with letters —- школу завалили письмами, в школу хлынул поток писем ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) потоп - the Deluge 2) ливень (тж. deluges of rain) 3) поток (слов); град (вопросов); толпы (посетителей) 2. v. затоплять, наводнять (тж. перен.) to deluge with invitations - засыпать приглашениями Syn: see flood ...Англо-русский словарь
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