floods in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for floods in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] N

1. flood:

flood

inondazione f

flood

alluvione f

destroyed by flood

distrutto dall'alluvione

insured against flood

assicurato contro le alluvioni

“flood!” (on roadsign)

“strada allagata”

the river is in flood

il fiume è in piena

the Flood BIBL

il diluvio (universale)

2. flood fig:

a flood of people, visitors

una marea, una fiumana di

a flood of memories

un mare di

a flood of light

un'ondata di

a flood of letters, complaints

una valanga di

to be in floods of tears

essere in un mare di lacrime

3. flood PHOTO, THEAT inf → floodlight

II.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB trans

1. flood:

flood area, house

inondare, allagare

flood rain: river

fare straripare

2. flood fig:

flood light, tears:

inondare

flood mail:

sommergere, inondare

memories flooded her mind

i ricordi le affollavano la mente

relief flooded his face

un'espressione di sollievo gli illuminò il viso

3. flood COMM (oversupply):

flood shops, market

inondare, subissare (with di)

4. flood MOTOR:

flood engine, carburettor

ingolfare

III.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB intr

1. flood:

flood meadow, street, cellar:

allagarsi

flood river:

straripare

2. flood fig:

to flood into sth light:

inondare qc

to flood into sth people:

riversarsi in qc

tears flooded down his cheeks

le lacrime gli inondavano le guance

a blush flooded over his face

gli si imporporò il viso

to flood over or through sb emotion:

assalire, travolgere qn

See also floodlight

I.floodlight [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] N

floodlight

proiettore m

floodlight

riflettore m

to play under floodlights

giocare in notturna

II.floodlight <pt/pp floodlit> [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] VB trans

floodlight building, stage, stadium:

floodlight

illuminare con riflettori

flood back VB [flʌd -]

flood back memories:

flood back

riemergere

flood tide [Brit, Am ˈfləd ˈˌtaɪd] N

flood tide

flusso m di marea

flood tide

alta marea f

flood damage [ˈflʌdˌdæmɪdʒ] N

flood damage

danni mpl provocati da inondazioni, da alluvioni

I.flood out VB [flʌd -] (flood out)

flood out water, liquid:

flood out

uscire a ondate, tracimare

II.flood out VB [flʌd -] (flood [sth, sb] out)

flood out

inondare

to be flooded out person:

essere sfollato a causa dell'alluvione

flash flood [Brit, Am ˈˌflæʃ ˈfləd] N

flash flood

inondazione f improvvisa

flash flood

piena f improvvisa

flood in VB [flʌd -]

flood in light, water:

irrompere

flood in fig contributions, refugees:

affluire

flood mark [ˈflʌdˌmɑːk] N

flood mark

livello m di guardia

flood level [ˈflʌdˌlevl] N

flood level

livello m di piena

flood way [Brit ˈflʌdweɪ] N

flood way

canale m scolmatore

floods in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floods in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.flood [flʌd] VB trans

flood

inondare

the calls for tickets flooded the switchboard

il centralino è stato sommerso di chiamate per i biglietti

to flood an engine AUTO

ingolfare un motore

II.flood [flʌd] VB intr METEO

flood town

allagarsi

flood river

esondare

fig refugees have been flooding in

i rifugiati sono affluiti in massa

III.flood [flʌd] N

1. flood METEO:

flood

inondazione f

2. flood REL:

the Flood

il diluvio m universale

3. flood fig (outpouring):

flood

marea f

flood of tears

mare m di lacrime

flood of products/complaints

valanga f di prodotti/di reclami

flood of abuse

valanga f di insulti

to let out a flood of abuse

coprire di insulti

Translations for floods in the Italian»English Dictionary

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alluvione

flood

inondare (acque)

to flood

inondare (folla)

to flood into

inondare (merce)

to flood

inondazione

flood

allagare

to flood

dilagare

to flood

irrompere in qc

to flood into sth

pianura alluvionale

flood plain

torrente

flood

alluvionato (-a)

flood victim

floods Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flood an engine AUTO

ingolfare un motore

flood of tears

mare m di lacrime

flood of products/complaints

valanga f di prodotti/di reclami

flood of abuse

valanga f di insulti

to let out a flood of abuse

coprire di insulti

to hold back a river in flood

contenere la piena di un fiume

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Imperfections in nature, such as floods, blights, monstrous births, etc., are absolutely necessary.

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As the watershed around the mall become increasingly covered with impervious parking lots, the creek floods easily following major storms.

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Floods frequent the island every year without any exception.

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Floods had occurred here before in 1844, but the 1852 flood was larger with a higher death toll.

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Most dwellings in the area are built on stilts to withstand floods.

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Although the rivers sustained life, they also destroyed it by frequent floods that ravaged entire cities.

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Although the bridge had been repaired after being damaged in smaller floods of 1950 but was undercut again and caved in without causing any injuries.

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The size of floods our model predicts from the basalt erosion better match locations of depositional flood bars in the canyon than the brimful model predicts.

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The lessons of floods joined advancements in bridge-building to modify the viability of some locations.

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The line, originally single track, was used for main line diversion trains during the floods of 1912.

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