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aluvión
flood

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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aluvión N m

1. aluvión GEOL:

aluvión
alluvium

2. aluvión (gran cantidad):

aluvión
flood
le llovió un aluvión de cartas
he was inundated with letters
le llovió un aluvión de cartas
he received a flood of letters
un aluvión de gente
a horde o flood of people
un aluvión de insultos
a barrage of insults
un aluvión de insultos
a torrent of abuse
después de la conferencia hubo un aluvión de preguntas
after the lecture he was bombarded with questions
el aluvión desplazó todo lo que encontró a su paso
the flood washed away everything in its path o carried everything before it
el aluvión sepultó totalmente el pueblo, no quedó ni señal
the mudslide submerged the village completely, leaving no trace of its existence
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alluvium
aluvión m
spate (of orders, letters, inquiries)
aluvión m
barrage
aluvión m
a barrage of questions/criticism
un aluvión de preguntas/críticas
they were barraged with complaints
recibieron un aluvión de quejas
deluge
aluvión m
they were deluged with protests/letters
recibieron un aluvión de protestas/cartas
we have been inundated with visitors/presents
hemos recibido un aluvión de visitantes/regalos
a flurry of proposals/objections
un aluvión de propuestas/objeciones
a shower of abuse
una lluvia or un aluvión de insultos

in the PONS Dictionary

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aluvión N m

1. aluvión (inundación):

aluvión tb. fig
flood

2. aluvión (sedimento):

aluvión
alluvium
tierra de aluvión
alluvial soil
English
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Spanish
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a stream of invective
un aluvión de invectivas
spate of letters, inquiries
aluvión m
barrage
aluvión m
to be inundated with letters
recibir un aluvión de cartas
deluge of complaints
aluvión m
the calls for tickets flooded the switchboard
el aluvión de peticiones de entradas colapsó la centralita
refugees have been flooding in
ha estado llegando un aluvión de refugiados
flood of abuse
aluvión m de insultos
in the PONS Dictionary
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aluvión [a·lu·ˈβjon] N m

1. aluvión tb. fig (inundación):

aluvión
flood

2. aluvión GEO:

aluvión
alluvium
tierra de aluvión
alluvial soil
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
barrage
aluvión m
spate of letters, inquiries
aluvión m
a stream of invective
un aluvión de invectivas
deluge of complaints
aluvión m
to be inundated with letters
recibir un aluvión de cartas
the calls for tickets flooded the switchboard
el aluvión de peticiones de entradas colapsó la centralita
refugees have been flooding in fig
ha estado llegando un aluvión de refugiados
flood of abuse
aluvión m de insultos

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tierra de aluvión
alluvial soil
the calls for tickets flooded the switchboard
el aluvión de peticiones de entradas colapsó la centralita
refugees have been flooding in
ha estado llegando un aluvión de refugiados
flood of abuse
aluvión m de insultos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

El recurrir a la institución, contra el aluvión de inseguridad moderna, es siempre precario.
www.humanismointegral.com
Hurdle se expresó abrumado por el aluvión de mensajes que ha recibido.
espndeportes.espn.go.com
En la mañana del sexto díal aluvión de cilindros de papel fue disminuyendo.
www.laeditorialvirtual.com.ar
El planeta tierra comenzará a experimentar cambios climáticos bruscos, que de hecho ya los estamos sintiendo: aluviones inmensos, huracanes, terremotos seguidos, olas de calor, etc..
proyectohumano.argentinaforo.net
Esto trajo un aluvión de nuevas tecnologías de audio, video, animación y programación a la red, pero presentaba un aspecto problemático: la compatibilidad.
www.portalplanetasedna.com.ar

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