flood in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flood in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flood [Am fləd, Brit flʌd] N

1.1. flood often pl:

flood (of water)

inundación f

flood (caused by river)

inundación f

flood (caused by river)

riada f

we had a flood in the bathroom

se nos inundó el cuarto de baño

the Flood BIBL

el Diluvio (Universal)

the river was in flood

el río estaba crecido

to be in full flood river:

estar desbordado

to be in full flood speaker:

estar en pleno discurso or pej en plena perorata

attr the flood damage

los daños causados por las inundaciones

the flood victims

los damnificados por las inundaciones

1.2. flood → flood tide

1.3. flood:

flood (of complaints, calls, letters)

avalancha f

flood (of complaints, calls, letters)

diluvio m

flood (of words, light, energy)

torrente m

flood (of people)

avalancha f

flood (of people)

riada f

she was in floods of tears

estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas

2. flood (floodlight):

flood

reflector m

flood

foco m

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

1. flood field/town:

flood

inundar

flood

anegar

the kitchen was flooded

se inundó la cocina

2. flood MOTOR:

flood engine

ahogar

3. flood (overwhelm):

flood

inundar

we've been flooded with applications

nos han inundado de solicitudes

we've been flooded with applications

nos han llovido las solicitudes

the stage was flooded with light

el escenario estaba inundado de luz

to flood the market with imports COMM

inundar or saturar el mercado de productos importados

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

1. flood:

flood river/stream/sewers:

desbordarse

flood mine/basement:

inundarse

the bathtub/washing machine is flooding

el agua se está saliendo de la bañera/lavadora

2. flood MOTOR:

flood

ahogarse

3. flood + adv compl people/crowd:

the crowd flooded out of/into the stadium

la multitud salió en tropel del estadio/entró en tropel al estadio

the news brought people flooding into the streets

la noticia hizo que la gente se echara or se lanzara a las calles

to flood in sunshine/light:

entrar a raudales

donations came flooding in

llovieron los donativos

4. flood emotion:

sadness flooded through him

lo invadió or lo inundó la tristeza

relief flooded through her

sintió un gran alivio

memories came flooding back

los recuerdos se agolparon en su (or mi etc.) memoria

See also flood tide

flood tide N

flood tide

pleamar f

flash flood N

flash flood

riada f

flood tide N

flood tide

pleamar f

I.flood out VB [Am fləd -, Brit flʌd -] (v + adv) (pour out)

flood out water:

salir a raudales

flood out people:

salir en tropel

II.flood out VB [Am fləd -, Brit flʌd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. flood out (inundate):

flood out building

inundar

2. flood out people:

thousands have been flooded out

las inundaciones han obligado a miles de personas a evacuar sus casas

Translations for flood in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aniego

flood

apantanar

to flood

turbión

flood

marea creciente

flood tide

avenida

flood

brazal (en época de lluvias) Col

flood stream

flood in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flood in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flood [flʌd] VB trans

flood

inundar

the calls for tickets flooded the switchboard

el aluvión de peticiones de entradas colapsó la centralita

to flood an engine AUTO

ahogar un motor

II.flood [flʌd] VB intr METEO

flood town

inundarse

flood river

desbordarse

refugees have been flooding in

ha estado llegando un aluvión de refugiados

III.flood [flʌd] N

1. flood METEO:

flood

inundación f

2. flood REL:

the Flood

el Diluvio

3. flood (outpouring):

flood

torrente m

flood of tears

mar m de lágrimas

flood of products

productos m pl a raudales

flood of abuse

aluvión m de insultos

to let out a flood of abuse

soltar una retahíla de insultos

flood of complaints

lluvia f de quejas

flood in VB

User Entry

flood in (arrive in large numbers) intr fig

llover

flood in (arrive in large numbers) intr fig

llegar en oleadas

Translations for flood in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

inundación

flood(ing)

riada

flood

avenida

flood

torrente

flood

inundar

to flood

crecida

flood

aluvión tb. fig

flood

empantanarse

to flood

flood Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flood an engine AUTO

ahogar un motor

the Flood

el Diluvio

flood of tears

mar m de lágrimas

flood of products

productos m pl a raudales

flood of abuse

aluvión m de insultos

to let out a flood of abuse

soltar una retahíla de insultos

flood of complaints

lluvia f de quejas

the flood washed away the bridge

la riada se llevó (por delante) el puente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the event this line was never completed, and due to flood damage and lack of traffic, the narrow gauge line was closed.

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Those that survived the flood moved uphill into less valuable, 100acre km2 plots.

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The original covered bridge washed away in a flood, as a rebuilt replica also did subsequently.

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The 17th and 18th century was a period of many infamous river floods resulting in much loss of life.

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Organ grinders, food vendors and street performers play to a constant stream of people who flood the sidewalks.

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If a player takes too long in any given stage, it starts to flood.

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Flood walls often have floodgates which are large openings to provide passage except during periods of flooding, when they are closed.

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Thus, transmission principally occurs in areas within or near ricefields, flood irrigation, swamps and marshes.

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It was closed in 2006 due to washing away of railway track and bridges by flood.

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If a flood alert has been sent but no flooding was observed, a false alarm is counted.

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