Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - torrent
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Torrent
torrent
~ n 1 a large amount of water moving very rapidly and strongly in a particular direction (a raging torrent (=a very violent torrent)) (After five days of heavy rain theTelle river was a raging torrent.) 2 torrent of abuse/criticism/protest etc a lot of insults, criticism etc that someone suddenly receives (a torrent of protest over the proposed tax)
torrential ~ adj torrential rain very heavy rain
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(torrents) 1. A torrent is a lot of water falling or flowing rapidly or violently. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir... N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A torrent of abuse or questions is a lot of abuse or questions directed continuously at someone. He turned round and directed a torrent of abuse at me. N-COUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin ~-, torrens, from ~-, torrens, adjective, burning, seething, rushing, from present participle of torrere to parch, burn — more at thirst Date: 1582 1. a tumultuous outpouring ; rush 2. a violent stream of a liquid (as water or lava) 3. a channel of a mountain stream II. adjective Date: 1667 ~ial ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a rushing stream of water, lava, etc. 2 (in pl.) a great downpour of rain (came down in torrents). 3 (usu. foll. by of) a violent or copious flow (uttered a torrent of abuse). Derivatives torrential adj. torrentially adv. Etymology: F f. It. torrente f. L torrens -entis scorching, boiling, roaring f. torrere scorch ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. стремительный поток a mountain torrent —- горный поток torrent mountain-brook —- стремительный горный ручей 2. поток, река, лавина engulfed in a torrent of enemy troops —- захваченный лавиной вражеских войск there was a torrent of lava (from a volcano) —- (изверженная вулканом) лава текла рекой 3. поток (слов и т. п.) torrent of words —- поток слов torrent of emotion —- поток страстей, бурные чувства 4. pl. ливень the rain was streaming down in torrents —- дождь лил как из ведра; разверзлись хляби небесные 5. геол. сель, силь ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1601, from Fr. torrent, from L. torrentem (nom. torrens) "rushing stream," originally "roaring, boiling, burning, parching," prp. of torrere "to parch." Sense of "any onrush" (of words, feelings, etc.) first recorded 1647. Torrential first attested 1849. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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