deluge

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

Translation

n. mafua ya mpira kubwa; mpira mrefu; mpira mrefu
vt. kumipira; kumipira.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardeluges
Present Participledeluging
Pluraldeluges
Past Tensedeluged
Past Participledeluged

Phrases & Collocations

deluge warning

tazama ya mafua

flash deluge

mafua ya mafua

deluge of emails

mafauni ya barua pekka

torrential deluge

mfauni ya mafua

deluge system

mipango ya mafua

Example Sentences

a deluge of complaints.

mipango ya mshikamano.

a deluge of fan mail.

maelfu ya barua kutoka kwa mashabiki.

a deluge of rain hit the plains.

Maji mengi ya mvua yaliangukia kwenye milima.

be deluged with questions

kutolewa na mshikamano wa maswali

He was deluged with questions.

Alikutolewa na mshikamano wa maswali.

The minister was deluged with questions.

Mwaministari alikutolewa na mshikamano wa maswali.

They deluged me with questions.

Walitolea mshikamano wa maswali kwa mimi.

caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.

mipango yalotembea na mafua ya mafua.

the ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.

mavua ya haraka yalitumia mto kwa mto kwa mto.

he has been deluged with offers of work.

Alikutolewa na mshikamano wa mipango ya kazi.

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

Mizigo hii ya mizigo ndogo inaweza kutowa mshikamano wakati mchana hujua mafua.

Real-world Examples

The first of the D's is digital deluge.

Mipango ya D ya kwanza ni miguu ya digital.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

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

Kama hili inaonyesha, utapewa miguu.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

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

Hii ni asasi ya mchoro ambaye itashtuka kwa miguu yoyote.

Source: Human Planet

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

Wengine wanasema wanaangaliwa kwa mepo na wanataka kufanya miguu ya maelezo.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

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

Mipango ya mamlaka wanakumbua kuwa ni miguu ya mafupi zaidi ya miji iliyopitia miongo ya mimi.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2019

The deluge also damaged an estimated 20,000 houses.

Miguu hajaambua mabina ya 20,000.

Source: PBS English News

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

Lakini miguu, ambayo ilianza na miguu ya mafupi, hajaambua mafupi na miguu ya mafupi.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

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

Miguu ya kusaidia hajaambua miji kote na kushika zaidi ya 6,600 watu kusimamia.

Source: PBS English News

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

Wengine wanaamini miguu ya maelezo ya kushindwa kwa pesa, hao wanaamini kushinda wao kwa wengine.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The spring thaw caused the river to deluge the region.

Miguu ya mafupi ya mawe ilianza kusaidia miji kwa miguu ya mafupi.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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