deluge

[US]/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
[UK]/ˈdeljuːdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en stor oversvømmelse; kraftig regn; overvældende
vt. at overvælde; at oversvømme
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardeluges
Present Participledeluging
Pluraldeluges
Past Tensedeluged
Past Participledeluged

Phrases & Collocations

deluge warning

flodadvarsel

flash deluge

hurtig oversvømmelse

deluge of emails

oversvømmelse af e-mails

torrential deluge

kraftig oversvømmelse

deluge system

oversvømmelsessystem

Example Sentences

a deluge of complaints.

en tilstrømning af klager.

a deluge of fan mail.

en tilstrømning af fanpost.

a deluge of rain hit the plains.

en voldsom regn ramte sletterne.

be deluged with questions

overøses med spørgsmål

He was deluged with questions.

Han blev overøvet med spørgsmål.

The minister was deluged with questions.

Ministeren blev overøvet med spørgsmål.

They deluged me with questions.

De overøvede mig med spørgsmål.

caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.

karavanerne blev oversvømmet af de kraftige regnbyger.

the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.

Den ubønhørlige oversvømmelse havde forvandlet græsplænen til en sump.

he has been deluged with offers of work.

han er blevet overøvet med tilbud om arbejde.

This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.

Denne lille å kan blive en oversvømmelse, når det regner kraftigt.

Real-world Examples

The first of the D's is digital deluge.

Det første af D'erne er en digital oversvømmelse.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

If this checks out, you're going to be deluged.

Hvis det viser sig at være sandt, vil du blive oversvømmet.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

This is the basis of a structure that will survive any deluge.

Det er grundlaget for en struktur, der vil overleve enhver oversvømmelse.

Source: Human Planet

Others say they pine for the past and try to ignore the deluge of news.

Andre siger, at de længes efter fortiden og forsøger at ignorere nyhedsoversvømmelsen.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Officials say it's the heaviest deluge the city has experienced in more than a decade.

Embedsmænd siger, at det er den kraftigste oversvømmelse, byen har oplevet i over et årti.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2019

The deluge also damaged an estimated 20,000 houses.

Oversvømmelsen beskadigede også anslået 20.000 huse.

Source: PBS English News

But the deluge, coupled with gale-force winds has also caused widespread flooding and damage.

Men oversvømmelsen, kombineret med stormfulde vinde, har også forårsaget udbredt oversvømmelse og skader.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

The resulting deluge engulfed whole villages and forced more than 6,600 people to flee.

Den resulterende oversvømmelse opslugte hele landsbyer og tvang mere end 6.600 mennesker til at flygte.

Source: PBS English News

Some winners experience a deluge of unwelcome requests for money, so they wind up cutting themselves off from others.

Nogle vindere oplever en oversvømmelse af uønskede anmodninger om penge, så de ender med at isolere sig fra andre.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The spring thaw caused the river to deluge the region.

Forårssmeltningen fik floden til at oversvømme regionen.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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