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deluge n | literary (flood) | Flut Nf |
| | Überschwemmung Nf |
| | Hochwasser Nn |
| The valley dwellers were unable to escape the sudden deluge. |
a deluge of [sth] n | figurative (overwhelming quantity) | Haufen Nm |
| | Menge Nf |
| (übertragen) | Berg Nm |
| The TV station received a deluge of complaints about the programme. |
the Deluge n | (Biblical: the Flood) | die Sintflut Best Art, f + Nf |
| | die Flut Best Art, f + Nf |
| When the Deluge came, Noah summoned the animals to his ark. |
deluge [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (inundate, overwhelm) | jmdn überfordern Vt, fix |
| The number of demands on her time has completely deluged Melissa. |
deluge [sb/sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (inundate, overwhelm) | jmdn mit etwas überfluten Präp + Vt, fix |
| | jmdn mit etwas überhäufen Präp + Vt, fix |
| The office has been deluged with new business orders. |
deluge [sth]⇒ vtr | literary (flood) | [etw] überschwemmen Vt, fix |
| | [etw] fluten Vt |
| | [etw] überströmen Vt, fix |
| A sudden downpour deluged the city. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
del·uge [ˈdeljuːdʒ]- I s
- II v/t auch fig überschwemmen, -fluten, -schütten
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