deluge | engleski leksikon
deluge
imenica
/ deljuːdʒ /
Definicija:
ETYM French déluge, Latin diluvium, from diluere wash away; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash. Related to Lave, Diluvium.
1. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah (Bible).
2. (Figurative) Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction.
Sinonimi:
alluvion · cloudburst · downpour · flood · inundation · pelter · soaker · torrent · waterspout
deluge | engleski leksikon
deluge
glagol
/ deljuːdʒ /
Definicija:
1. To fill beyond capacity; SYN. flood, inundate.
2. To fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; SYN. flood, inundate, swamp.