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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

flood1 /flʌd/ sustantivo (of water) inundación f;
(of complaints, calls) avalancha f;
she was in ~s of tears estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas

flood2 verbo transitivo
inundar;
‹engine› ahogar^(conj.⇒);
to ~ the market with imports (Busn) inundar el mercado de productos importados

verbo intransitivo [river/sewers] desbordarse;
[mine/basement] inundarse;
(Auto) ahogarse^(conj.⇒);
to ~ in [sunshine] entrar a raudales;
donations came ~ing in llovieron los donativos

flood: flood tide~ tide sustantivo
pleamar f;
floodwater~water n uncountable (often pl) crecida f

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

flood [flʌd]

I	nombre 1   inundación: floods caused a lot of damage, las inundaciones causaron grandes destrozos      figurado avalancha, diluvio 2   Rel the Flood, el Diluvio Universal
II	vtr lit & figurado inundar: she was flooded with offers, la inundaron de ofertas
III	vi (río) desbordarse      (mina) inundarse

flood: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
flash flood	n	(sudden flood of water)	crecida nf
After three hours of solid rain there were reports of flash floods from all over the county.
Tras varias horas de intensa lluvia se produjeron varias crecidas
			riada nf
En Valencia, la riada de hace 50 años superó los 400 litros/m2/h.
		Hidrol	avenida nf
flood control	n	(measures to prevent flood damage)	control de inundaciones nm
The diversion channel help the city with flood control during the monsoon season.
		Ing	control de avenidas nm
flood in	vi	figurative (arrive in large numbers)	afluir vi
Complaints flooded in as soon as the comments were broadcast.
			llover vi
La gente se solidarizó y llovieron donaciones de todos lados.
			llegar en manada, llegar en oleadas loc verb
Gentes de todas partes llegaban en oleadas en respuesta a la convocatoria.
			llegar, arribar masivamente loc verb
			invadir vtr
			llegar una riada vtr
Después del bombardeo llegó una riada de refugiados.
flood in	vi	literal (water: inundate)	inundar vtr
When the dam broke, the water began to flood in.
flood in	vi	(memories, emotions: overwhelm sb)	agolparse [las memorias] v pron
When he saw the old photos, memories of his childhood began to flood in.
			aflorar vi
flood level	adj		al nivel de la inundación
flood level	n		nivel de la inundación nm
flood mark	n		línea de la marea nf
flood mark	n		marca de la marea nf
flood plain	n		planicie aluvial nf
flood plain	n		planicie de aluvión nf
flood tide	n		clímax nm
flood tide	n		marea creciente nf
flood waters	npl		crecida nf
flood waters	npl		inundación nf
flood waters	npl		riada nf
in flood			inundado
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'flood' also found in these entries:

English:

flash flood - refugee - deluge - disaster - submerge - sweep - victim

Spanish:

anegar - chorro - crecida - crecido - cuantificar - desbordarse - diluvio - encharcar - inundar - inundación - mar - raudal - riada - saturar - torrente - ahogar - aniego - arrasar - avenida - barrer - marea

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