to deluge

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von to deluge im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: the Deluge Hazreti Nuh tufanı; su baskını; tufan; su basmak; sel
1342 seli orta Avrupa tarihinin en büyük seliydi. - The flood of 1342 was the biggest deluge in the history of central Europe.; sel basmak; sürü; akın; pek çok; {f} su bas; büyük sel
1342 seli orta Avrupa tarihinin en büyük seliydi. - The flood of 1342 was the biggest deluge in the history of central Europe.; {f} yağmuruna tutmak; {i} yağmur
Öğretmen soru yağmuruna tutuldu. - The teacher was deluged with questions.; deluge sel bas; {i} şiddetli yağmur; sağanak/sel; çok şiddetli yağmur

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von to deluge im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The Biblical flood during the time of Noah; To flood with water; An overwhelming amount of something
The rock concert was a deluge of sound.; A great flood or rain
The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.; to overwhelm with a flood of water; {v} to drown, overwhelm, overrun, cover; {n} a great overflow of water a flood; To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe; Fig; To overwhelm; fill or cover completely, usually with water; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"; vii; charge someone with too many tasks; To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm; After me the Deluge ["Après moi le Déluge "] When I am dead the deluge may come for aught I care Generally ascribed to Prince Metternich, but the Prince borrowed it from Mme Pompadour, who laughed off all the remonstrances of ministers at her extravagance by saying, "Après nous le déluge" (Ruin, if you like, when we are dead and gone); A sudden flooding or inundation of water; the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind; {f} flood, inundate, soak; overwhelm; Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction; the name given to Noah's flood, the history of which is recorded in Gen 7 and 8; (1) A great flood (2) A sudden heavy downpour of rain or torrent of water ADVANCE \x 540; a heavy rain; {i} flood, inundation, drenching rain; anything that overwhelms like a flood; (1) A great flood (2) A heavy downpour; an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"; A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah Gen; The Deluge: The Biblical flood during the time of Noah; A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post This has brought a deluge of criticism. = flood; After me the Deluge ["AprÃ¨s moi le DÃ©luge "] When I am dead the deluge may come for aught I care Generally ascribed to Prince Metternich, but the Prince borrowed it from Mme Pompadour, who laughed off all the remonstrances of ministers at her extravagance by saying, "AprÃ¨s nous le dÃ©luge" (Ruin, if you like, when we are dead and gone); "A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world " [DD] See Noah's Ark; the name given to Noah's flood, the history of which is recorded in Gen 7 and 8; If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. During 1933, Papen's office was deluged with complaints; A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge. = downpour