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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. flood /flʌd/ n.
  1. inondazione f., alluvione f.;
    “~!” (on roadsign) “strada allagata”;
    in ~ [river] in piena
  1. fig. a ~ of una marea o fiumana di [people];
    un mare di [memories];
    un’ondata di [light];
    una valanga di [letters, complaints];
    to be in ~s of tears essere in un mare di lacrime.
2. flood /flʌd/
  1. tr.
    1. inondare, allagare [area, house];
      fare straripare [river]
    1. fig. [light] inondare;
      [mail] sommergere
    1. comm. (oversupply) inondare, subissare [shops, market] (with di)
    1. aut. ingolfare [engine]
  1. intr.
    1. [meadow, street, cellar] allagarsi;
      [river] straripare
    1. fig. to ~ into sth. [light] inondare qcs.;
      [people] riversarsi in qcs.;
      to ~ over sb. [emotion] assalire, travolgere qcn.

Phrasal verbs:
flood back [memories] riemergere.
flood in [light, water] irrompere; fig. [people, money] affluire. flood out: ~ out [liquid] tracimare; ~ [sth., sb.] out inondare.


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flood: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

flood (flood light)riflettore nm
flood (financ. fig.)inondare v
flood (to fill with liquid) di liquidiinondare v
flood (to become filled with liquid)inondarsi v
floodinondazione nf
flood (deluge)diluvio nm
flood (huge number) un grande numerodiluvio nm
flood riverpiena nf
floodalluvione nf
floodallagare v
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flood: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
after the flooddopo l'inondazione
flash floodn (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 backtornare a frotte vi
flood controln (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 invi 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 invi literal (water: inundate)riversarsi v rif
When the dam broke, the water began to flood in.
flood invi (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 insuranceassicurazione contro le inondazioni
flood of tearsfiume di lacrime
flood the marketinondare il mercato
flood tidemarea crescente
flood-tideflusso della marea nm
in floodin piena (di fiume)
water-floodinondazione nf
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