deluge

• Nom désignant une inondation violente ou une pluie torrentielle, et par extension, une grande quantité ou un afflux massif de quelque chose.

A noun referring to a severe flood or a great downpour of water, or metaphorically, an overwhelming amount of something.

1. Large flood of waterB2formal

   A severe flood or heavy downpour of water.

   Déluge

   • The deluge caused widespread damage to the village.
   • After the deluge, the streets were completely submerged.
   • The region experienced a deluge that lasted for hours.

   Synonymescataractdownpourfloodinundationoverflowspatetorrent

   Antonymesdrought

2. Overwhelming amountB2formal

   A great quantity of something that arrives or happens at once.

   déluge (au sens figuré)

   • The company received a deluge of complaints after the product launch.
   • She faced a deluge of emails after the announcement.
   • The charity was overwhelmed by a deluge of donations.

   Synonymesavalanchebarragecascadefloodinundationoutpouringrushspatestreamtorrent

   Antonymesdribbletrickle

• Verbe signifiant inonder ou submerger d'une grande quantité de quelque chose, comme de l'eau, des informations ou des demandes.

A verb meaning to overwhelm or flood with a large amount of something, such as water, information, or requests.

1. Overwhelm with somethingB2formal

   To flood or overwhelm someone with a large amount of something, such as information, requests, or objects.

   Submerger

   • The company was deluged with complaints after the product recall.
   • Fans deluged the singer with requests for autographs.
   • The support team was deluged by emails during the system outage.

   Synonymesburyengulffloodinundateoverloadoverwhelmsnowsubmergeswamp

2. Flood with waterB2formal

   To flood an area with a large amount of water.

   Inonder

   • Heavy rains deluged the coastal town, causing widespread damage.
   • The river burst its banks and deluged the nearby fields.
   • The storm deluged the city, leaving streets impassable.

   Synonymesdrenchengulffloodinundatesoaksubmergeswamp

   Antonymesdehydratedraindryparch