flood

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Inglese

Sostantivo


flood (pl.: floods)

  1. inondazione, alluvione, allagamento
  2. una grande quantità di qualcosa
    • a flood of complaints, un sacco di lamentele
  3. nella Bibbia: il Diluvio

Verbo


Transitivo

flood (3ª persona sing. presente floods, participio presente flooding, passato semplice e participio passato flooded)

  1. inviare qualcosa a qualcuno in gran numero (solitamente in forma passiva)
  2. rendere qualcosa disponibile in gran quantità

Intransitivo

flood

  1. allagare
  2. straripare
  3. arrivare in gran numero

Pronuncia

IPA: /flʌd/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dall'inglese antico flōd (di origine germanica) relato a flow

Note / Riferimenti

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