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flood /flʌd/
  1. noun
    1. lit inondation f;
      ‘~!’ (on roadsign) ‘attention, route inondée!’;
      in ~ en crue;
    1. fig a ~ of un flot de (people, light, memories);
      un déluge de (letters, complaints);
      to be in ~s of tears verser des torrents de larmes.
  1. transitive verb
    1. lit inonder (area);
      faire déborder (river);
    1. fig (light, mail) inonder;
    1. Comm (over-supply) inonder (shops) ( with de);
    1. Aut noyer (engine).
  1. intransitive verb
    1. (meadow, street, cellar) être inondé;
      (river) déborder;
      ‘road liable to ~ing’ ‘chaussée inondable’;
    1. fig to ~ into sth (light) inonder qch;
      (people) envahir qch;
      to ~ over sb (emotion) envahir qn.
flood back
(memories) remonter à la surface.
flood in
(light etc) entrer à flots;
fig (people, money) affluer.
flood out:
▶ ~ out (liquid) jaillir à flots;
▶ ~ [sth/sb] out inonder.
flood : floodbank ~bank noun berge f inondable;
flood control ~ control noun prévention f des inondations;
flood damage ~ damage noun dégât m des eaux.
flood : floodmark ~mark noun indicateur m de niveau de crue;
floodplain ~plain noun plaine f inondable;
flood tide ~ tide noun marée f haute;
floodwaters ~waters noun eaux fpl d'inondation.


'flood' found in these Oxford entries:
flood: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
flood (inundation)inondation nf
flood (swamp)inonder v
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
flood dominer -écraser le marchéécraser v
flood saturer - marché, etc.encombrer v
flood marché - nouveau produitenvahir v
flood (of words)flux nm
flood de larmes, de parolesflot nm
flood (of words) maréeflux nm
flood (fig.) quantité -de courrier, de protestations, etc.avalanche nf
flood Cinémaflood adj
flood de touristes…déferlement nm
flood montée des eauxcrue nf
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
after the floodaprès le déluge
at floodau déluge
flash floodn (sudden flood of water)crue subite nf
After three hours of solid rain there were reports of flash floods from all over the county.
flood controln (measures to prevent flood damage)lutte contre les inondations nf
The diversion channel help the city with flood control during the monsoon season.
flood invi figurative (arrive in large numbers)affluer⇒ vi
Complaints flooded in as soon as the comments were broadcast.
Les plaintes ont afflué après son intervention télévisée.
 arriver en masse vi
Les messages de félicitations sont arrivés en masse dans la boîte aux lettres du jeune couple.
flood invi literal (water: inundate)affluer⇒ vi
When the dam broke, the water began to flood in.
flood invi (memories, emotions: overwhelm sb)submerger⇒, envahir⇒ vtr
When he saw the old photos, memories of his childhood began to flood in.
Quand il a vu les vieilles photos, des souvenirs de son enfance l'ont submergé.
flood levelniveau des eaux nm
flood markligne des hautes eaux nf
flood plainlit majeur nm
flood tidemarée haute nf
flood waterseau de crue nf
in flooden crue
water-floodinondation nf
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