deluge
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 5).
deluge(
dehl
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yuj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (flood)
a. el diluvio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The deluge following the downpour dragged garbage and debris through the streets.El diluvio después del aguacero arrastró basura y escombros por las calles.
b. la inundación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The people of the town did not heed the warning about the deluge.La gente del pueblo hizo caso omiso de la advertencia sobre la inundación.
2. (figurative) (large quantity)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la avalancha (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The town wasn't at all prepared for the deluge of visitors who turned out for the festival.El pueblo no estaba preparado para la avalancha de visitantes que acudió al festival.
b. el aluvión (M) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A deluge of reporters washed down the hill after the actress.Un aluvión de reporteros descendió como una ola tras la actriz.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to flood)
a. inundar
The storm is expected to deluge the entire valley.Se espera que la tormenta inunde todo el valle.
4. (figurative) (to overwhelm; used in passive voice)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. inundar (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The writer was deluged by calls for interviews and book signings after the publication of her novel.Inundaron de llamadas por entrevistas y firmas de libros a la escritora después de que publicó su novela.
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