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flood

flood

Meaning of flood

English

an event when a lot of water covers normally dry land

Русский

затопление территорий из-за подъёма воды

flood

Pronunciation

British English
/flʌd/
American English
/flʌd/

flood with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом flood

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Наводнение и его последствия

Floods and their damage
a flash flood
внезапный паводок

Our basement filled with water after a flash flood.

После внезапного паводка наш подвал залило водой.

a flood warning
предупреждение о наводнении

We got a flood warning on our phones last night.

Вчера вечером нам на телефоны пришло предупреждение о наводнении.

  • be hit by floodsпострадать от наводнения
  • flood victimsпострадавшие от наводнения
  • flood damageущерб от наводнения

Большой поток

A large stream of something
a flood of complaints
поток жалоб

After the update, the support team got a flood of complaints.

После обновления служба поддержки получила поток жалоб.

in floods of tears
в слезах

She was in floods of tears at the end of the movie.

В конце фильма она была вся в слезах.

  • a flood of callsшквал звонков
  • a flood of emailsпоток писем

flood usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The flood destroyed many houses.

Наводнение разрушило много домов.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The flood covered the roads and made travel impossible.

Наводнение затопило дороги и сделало поездки невозможными.

flood synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between flood, flooding, inundation, deluge, and overflow

🇬🇧English

flooding as a process or fact

B1very often

ENFlooding after the storm closed many roads.

Advanced: broader words

I
🇬🇧English
inundation

bookish, formal

B1rare word

ENThe report described the inundation of low-lying areas.

D
🇬🇧English
deluge

deluge; dramatic or figurative

B1rare word

ENA deluge of water swept through the valley after the dam broke.

O
🇬🇧English
overflow

overflow over an edge, smaller scale

B1often

ENThe river's overflow flooded the nearby fields.

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flood belongs to the topic "Natural Phenomena →". Start with a short set of 3 words so the word is easier to remember in context.

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What does flood mean?

an event when a lot of water covers normally dry land

How do you pronounce flood?

flood is pronounced /flʌd/.

How is flood used in a sentence?

Наводнение разрушило много домов. Translation: The flood destroyed many houses.

Is flood part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?

Yes, flood can be learned in the Natural Phenomena topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is flood part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, flood can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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