fire hose

• Tuyau à haute pression utilisé par les pompiers pour acheminer de l'eau ou un agent extincteur afin d'éteindre les incendies ; également employé métaphoriquement pour décrire un flux continu et accablant d'informations ou de données.

A high-pressure hose used by firefighters to deliver water or fire retardant to extinguish fires; also used metaphorically to describe a continuous, overwhelming flow of information or data.

1. Firefighting equipmentB1formal

   A high-pressure hose used by firefighters to deliver water or other fire retardants to extinguish fires.

   lance à incendie

   • The firefighter quickly unrolled the fire hose and aimed it at the flames.
   • The fire hose was connected to the hydrant on the street corner.
   • They used a powerful fire hose to control the blaze.

2. Overwhelming flow of informationB2informal

   A metaphorical term for a continuous, overwhelming stream of information or data.

   flux torrentiel d'informations

   • The new employee felt like she was drinking from a fire hose during the first week of training.
   • The press conference was a fire hose of announcements and statistics.
   • Trying to learn everything at once is like being hit by a fire hose.