WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| flooding n | (water: inundation) | inundación nf |
| | Bosnia suffered terrible flooding this year. |
| | Bosnia ha sufrido una inundación horrible este año. |
| Additional Translations |
| flooding n | figurative (psychotherapy) | inundación nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | flooding nm |
| | The psychologist used flooding to try to overcome Paul's anxiety. |
| | El psicólogo se valió de la inundación para tratar de que Paul superara su ansiedad. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| flood n | (water) | inundación nf |
| | | riada nf |
| | The government sent the military to help save people from the flood. |
| | El gobierno envió a los militares para ayudar a salvar a la gente de la inundación. |
| flood⇒ vi | (water, river) | desbordarse⇒ vi |
| | The river flooded when the dam broke. |
| | El río se desbordó cuando se rompió la represa. |
| flood vi | (city, house) | inundarse⇒ vi |
| | | anegarse⇒ vi |
| | The town flooded when the storm hit. |
| | El pueblo se inundó con la tormenta. |
| flood [sth]⇒ vtr | (water) | inundar⇒ vtr |
| | | anegar⇒ vtr |
| | The spring melt flooded the lake bed. |
| | La nieve derretida inundó el lecho del lago. |
| Additional Translations |
| flood n | figurative ([sth] in large quantity) | cantidad nf |
| | | montón nm |
| | (figurado) | diluvio nm |
| | John released a huge flood of words when he finally started talking. |
| | Juan lanzó una gran cantidad de palabras cuando finalmente empezó a hablar. |
| the Flood n | (Biblical disaster) | el Diluvio n propio m |
| | According to the Bible story, Noah built an ark to escape the Flood. |
| | Según la Biblia, Noé construyó un arca para escapar del Diluvio. |
| flood [sth] vtr | figurative (overwhelm) (figurado) | inundar⇒ vtr |
| | | abrumar⇒ vtr |
| | Customers flooded the business with complaints. |
| | Los clientes inundaron el negocio de quejas. |
| flood [sth] vtr | (engine: overfill carburettor) (motor) | ahogar⇒ vtr |
| | If you try to start the car on full choke, you'll flood the engine. |
| | Si tratas de encender el auto con todo el obturador, ahogas el motor. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
flood | flooding |
| flood in vi phrasal | figurative (arrive in large quantities) (figurado) | inundar⇒ vtr |
| | | invadir⇒ vtr |
| | Complaints flooded in as soon as the comments were broadcast. |
| | Help flooded in from all over the world after the disaster struck the city. |
| | Las quejas nos inundaron tan pronto como se transmitieron los comentarios. |
| flood in vi phrasal | (water: inundate) | inundar⇒ vtr |
| | When the dam broke, the water began to flood in. |
| | Cuando la represa se rompió, el agua empezó a inundar todo. |
| flood in vi phrasal | figurative (memories, emotions: overwhelm [sb]) | agolparse⇒ v prnl |
| | When he saw the old photos, memories of his childhood began to flood in. |
| | Cuando vio las fotos viejas, los recuerdos de su infancia empezaron a agolparse. |
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