flood

I [flʌd]

nome

1) inondazione f., alluvione f.

"flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"

in flood — [river] in piena

2) fig.

a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [people]; un mare di [memories]; un'ondata di [light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]

to be in floods of tears — essere in un mare di lacrime

II 1. [flʌd]

verbo transitivo

1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [river]

2) fig. [light] inondare; [mail] sommergere

3) comm. (oversupply) inondare, subissare [shops, market] (with di)

4) aut. ingolfare [engine]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [river] straripare

2) fig.

to flood into sth. — [light] inondare qcs.; [people] riversarsi in qcs.

to flood over sb. — [emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn

•

- flood back

- flood in

- flood out

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1. noun

1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inondazione, allagamento

2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) inondazione

2. verb

(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) inondare, allagare

- floodlight

3. [-lit] verb

(to light with floodlights.) illuminare (con i riflettori)

- floodlighting

- floodlit
- flood-tide

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I [flʌd]

nome

1) inondazione f., alluvione f.

"flood!" — (on roadsign) "strada allagata"

in flood — [river] in piena

2) fig.

a flood of — una marea o fiumana di [people]; un mare di [memories]; un'ondata di [light]; una valanga di [letters, complaints]

to be in floods of tears — essere in un mare di lacrime

II 1. [flʌd]

verbo transitivo

1) inondare, allagare [area, house]; fare straripare [river]

2) fig. [light] inondare; [mail] sommergere

3) comm. (oversupply) inondare, subissare [shops, market] (with di)

4) aut. ingolfare [engine]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi; [river] straripare

2) fig.

to flood into sth. — [light] inondare qcs.; [people] riversarsi in qcs.

to flood over sb. — [emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn

•

- flood back

- flood in

- flood out