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flood /flʌd/ noun alluvione f;
(of river) straripamento m;
(fig: of replies, letters, tears) diluvio m: be in ~ ‹river› essere straripato transitive verb allagare intransitive verb ‹river› straripare

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'flood' found in these entries:

English:

flash flood - flood control - flood damage - flood tide - flood waters

Italian:

allagare - alluvione - dilagare - diluvio - disastrato - flusso - ingolfare - ingolfarsi - inondare - inondazione - marea - notturno - piena - straripare - torrente

flood: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

flood		(flood light)	riflettore nm
flood		(financ. fig.)	inondare v
flood		(to fill with liquid) di liquidi	inondare v
flood		(to become filled with liquid)	inondarsi v
flood			inondazione nf
flood		(deluge)	diluvio nm
flood		(huge number) un grande numero	diluvio nm
flood		river	piena nf
flood			alluvione nf
flood			allagare v
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after the flood			dopo l'inondazione
flash flood	n	(sudden flood of water)	allagamento nm
After three hours of solid rain there were reports of flash floods from all over the county.
Dopo tre ore di pioggia battente si segnalarono allagamenti in tutta la contea.
flood back			tornare a frotte vi
flood control	n	(measures to prevent flood damage)	protezione dalle inondazioni nf
The diversion channel help the city with flood control during the monsoon season.
Oggetto di questo studio è la protezione dalle inondazioni.
flood in	vi	figurative (arrive in large numbers)	arrivare a frotte, arrivare in massa vi
Complaints flooded in as soon as the comments were broadcast.
Le lamentele arrivarono in massa appena furono diffusi i commenti critici sull'operato del premier.
flood in	vi	literal (water: inundate)	riversarsi v rif
When the dam broke, the water began to flood in.
flood in	vi	(memories, emotions: overwhelm sb)	assalire vtr ⇒
When he saw the old photos, memories of his childhood began to flood in.
Alla vista di questo paesaggio sono assalito da mille emozioni.
flood insurance			assicurazione contro le inondazioni
flood of tears			fiume di lacrime
flood the market			inondare il mercato
flood tide			marea crescente
flood-tide			flusso della marea nm
in flood			in piena (di fiume)
water-flood			inondazione nf
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