flooding in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flooding in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flooding [Am ˈflədɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌdɪŋ] N U

flooding

inundación f

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 flooding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

encharcamiento

flooding

anegamiento

flooding

riada

flood

riada (en un área más extensa)

flooding

inundación

flooding

la inundación del mercado con mercancías de contrabando

the flooding of the market with smuggled goods

inundación

flood

inundaciones

flooding

anegadizo (anegadiza)

prone to flooding

flooding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flooding 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 flooding in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

inundación

flood(ing)

hinchazón (del río)

flooding

raudal de palabras

flood of words

por la ventana entra la luz a raudales

the light came flooding through the window

riada

flood

avenida

flood

torrente

flood

inundar

to flood

crecida

flood

flooding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flood an engine AUTO

ahogar un motor

refugees have been flooding in

ha estado llegando un aluvión de refugiados

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 light came flooding through the window

por la ventana entra la luz a raudales

the flood washed away the bridge

la riada se llevó (por delante) el puente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was the season of inundation, or flooding.

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The earthquake has had multiple effects on livelihoods, and subsequent aftershocks, torrential rains, flooding and mudslides compounded the impact.

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Development, including dredging, piping, and levees to prevent flooding drastically changed the area's hydrology.

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Large hail, strong winds, flooding and frequent lightning can accompany these storms.

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It is all low-lying wetland, on average only 2m ft above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide.

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The mean seasonal rainfall is also below the long-term average, and flooding has increased in frequency and severity.

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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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The pipes under his kitchen sink had burst, leading to flooding inside the house.

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No significant flooding resulted from high tides caused by the storm.

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What qualifies as spam varies from game to game, but usually this term applies to all forms of message flooding, violating the terms of service contract for the website.

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