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the flood

/ðə flʌd/

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/ðə flʌd/B1formal
  • ruБольшое количество воды, покрывающее обычно сухую территорию, или мощный поток или подавляющее количество чего-либо, например, эмоций, информации или людей.

A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry, or a great outpouring or overwhelming quantity of something, such as emotions, information, or people.

  1. Biblical floodB2formal

    The great flood described in the Bible that covered the earth in the time of Noah.

    ruВсемирный потоп

    • The story of the flood is found in the Book of Genesis.
    • According to the Bible, the flood lasted for forty days and forty nights.
    • Noah built an ark to survive the flood.
  2. Large amount or delugeB2formal

    A very large amount of something that arrives or happens suddenly.

    ruПоток

    • The company received a flood of complaints after the product launch.
    • A flood of refugees crossed the border.
    • The speech was followed by a flood of questions from the audience.