deluge

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

Translation

n. en stor flod; en kraftig regn; overveldende
vt. å overveldes; å innvande.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardeluges
Present Participledeluging
Pluraldeluges
Past Tensedeluged
Past Participledeluged

Phrases & Collocations

deluge warning

flomvarsel

flash deluge

flomkatastrofe

deluge of emails

en flom av e-poster

torrential deluge

stærk flom

deluge system

flomsystem

Example Sentences

a deluge of complaints.

en strøm av klager.

a deluge of fan mail.

en strøm av fanepost.

a deluge of rain hit the plains.

En flom av regn traff slettene.

be deluged with questions

blir oversvømt av spørsmål

He was deluged with questions.

Han ble oversvømt av spørsmål.

The minister was deluged with questions.

Ministren ble oversvømt av spørsmål.

They deluged me with questions.

De oversvømte meg med spørsmål.

caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.

karavanene ble oversvømt av de sterke regnene.

the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.

den uavbrutte regnet hadde gjort hagen til et sumpområde.

he has been deluged with offers of work.

han har blitt oversvømt med jobbtilbud.

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

Denne lille breen kan bli til en strøm når det regner hardt.

Real-world Examples

The first of the D's is digital deluge.

Den første av D-ene er digital flod.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

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

Hvis dette viser seg å være riktig, vil du bli oversvømt.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

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

Dette er grunnlaget for en struktur som vil overleve enhver flod.

Source: Human Planet

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

Andre sier at de sier seg etter fortiden og prøver å ignorere nyhetsfloden.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

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

Myndighetene sier at det er den mest kraftfulle floden byen har hatt i mer enn et tiår.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2019

The deluge also damaged an estimated 20,000 houses.

Floden har også skadet anslagsvis 20 000 hus.

Source: PBS English News

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

Men floden, sammen med stormvindene, har også forårsaket bred floding 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 floden overtok hele bygder og tvang over 6 600 personer til å flykte.

Source: PBS English News

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

Noen vinnere opplever en flod av uønskede pengerequest, slik at de ender opp med å skille seg fra andre.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The spring thaw caused the river to deluge the region.

Vinterens opptøye forårsaket elva til å oversvømme regionen.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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