flood in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flood in the English»French Dictionary

I.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] N

1. flood lit:

flood

inondation f

destroyed by flood

détruit par une inondation

insured against flood

assuré contre l'inondation

‘flood!’ (on roadsign)

‘attention, route inondée!’

the river is in flood

la rivière est en crue

the Flood BIBL

le Déluge

2. flood fig:

a flood of people, visitors, light, memories

un flot de

a flood of letters, complaints

un déluge de

to be in floods of tears

verser des torrents de larmes

3. flood inf PHOTO, THEAT → floodlight

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

1. flood lit:

flood area, house

inonder

flood river

faire déborder

2. flood fig light, tears, mail:

flood

inonder

memories flooded her mind

les souvenirs affluaient

relief flooded his face

le soulagement illumina son visage

3. flood COMM (over-supply):

flood shops, market

inonder (with de)

4. flood MOTOR:

flood engine, carburettor

noyer

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

1. flood:

flood meadow, street, cellar:

être inondé

flood river:

déborder

2. flood fig:

to flood into sth light:

inonder qc

to flood into sth people:

envahir qc

tears flooded down his cheeks

les larmes lui inondaient les joues

a blush flooded over his face

la rougeur lui envahit le visage

to flood over or through sb emotion:

envahir qn

IV.flooded ADJ

flooded area, house:

flooded

inondé

to be flooded with light, calls, complaints, tears, refugees

être inondé de

See also floodlight

I.floodlight [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] N

floodlight

projecteur m

to play under floodlights

jouer à la lumière des projecteurs, jouer en nocturne

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

floodlight building

illuminer

floodlight match, stage

éclairer

III.floodlit ADJ

floodlit match

joué en nocturne

floodlit building, pageant

illuminé

flood back VB [Brit flʌd -, Am fləd -]

flood back memories:

flood back

remonter à la surface

flood tide N

flood tide

marée f haute

I.flood out VB [Brit flʌd -, Am fləd -] (flood out)

flood out water, liquid:

flood out

jaillir à flots

II.flood out VB [Brit flʌd -, Am fləd -] (flood [sth/sb] out)

flood out

inonder

to be flooded out person:

être évacué à cause des inondations

flood control N

flood control

prévention f des inondations

flood level N

flood level

niveau m des eaux

flood damage N

flood damage

dégât m des eaux

flood in VB [Brit flʌd -, Am fləd -]

flood in light, water:

entrer à flot

flood in fig contributions, refugees:

affluer

flash flood N

flash flood

crue f soudaine

Translations for flood in the French»English Dictionary

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crue centennale

once-in-a-hundred-years flood

flood in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flood in the English»French Dictionary

I.flood [flʌd] VB trans

1. flood (overflow):

flood a. fig

inonder

flood person

submerger

a river floods its banks

une rivière sort de son lit

we've been flooded with protests

nous avons été inondés de protestations

2. flood AGR, ECOL:

flood valley

irriguer

3. flood AUTO:

flood engine

noyer

II.flood [flʌd] VB intr

flood

être inondé

flood river

déborder

flood people

affluer

III.flood [flʌd] N

1. flood (overflow):

flood

inondation f

in flood

en décrue

the floods of a river

les crues d'une rivière

floods of light

des flots de lumière

2. flood (outpouring):

flood

flot m

flood of mail, calls

déluge m

flood of products

invasion f

floods of tears

des torrents de larmes

3. flood REL:

the Flood

le Déluge

flood back VB intr

flood back

remonter à la surface

flood in VB intr

flood in water, light

couler à flots

flood in people, mail

affluer

flood tide N

flood tide

marée f haute

flood waters N

flood waters

crues fpl

the flood waters of the Nile

les crues du Nil

flood out VB intr

flood out

sortir à flots

flash flood N

flash flood

crue f soudaine

flood plain N

flood plain

plaine f inondable

Translations for flood in the French»English Dictionary

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inondation

flood

inondation de marchandises, produits

flood

afflux de visiteurs

flood

flood Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in flood

en décrue

the Flood

le Déluge

we've been swamped by a flood of complaints

nous avons été inondés de réclamations

the flood came up to the city

l'inondation est arrivée jusqu'à la ville

the flood waters of the Nile

les crues du Nil

to staunch the flood of persons

contenir le flot de personnes

to flood a country with sth

inonder un pays de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Across the country more than 30,000 people have been made homeless by the floods.

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This ended at c 1750, but it started much earlier, perhaps with the upheavals and the large flood of 1900, or more probably 2100.

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Some species can survive freshwater floods and live submerged underwater for up to 11 months.

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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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No information is available on the impact the structure will have on flood flow patterns, river channels, silt deposition, or on fish and wildlife movements.

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The flood relief facility (spillway) is used about every two years.

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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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The arrangements for lubrication include a pump which floods the dies, and in many cases also the bottom portions of the blocks run in lubricant.

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It also provides groundwater recharge, water for irrigation and flood control.

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Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch.

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