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Summary

French to English: more detail...

déluge:
- flooding; inundation; deluge; cloud burst
Wiktionary:
- déluge → deluge
- déluge → Deluge
- déluge → deluge, the Flood

English to French: more detail...

deluge:
- déluge
Wiktionary:
- deluge → inonder
- deluge → déluge, avalanche
- deluge → déluge

French

Detailed Translations for déluge from French to English

déluge:

déluge [le ~] noun

le déluge (débordement; inondation; flux)
the flooding
- flooding [the ~] noun
the inundation
– the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land ¹
- inundation [the ~] noun
  - plains fertilized by annual inundations¹
le déluge
the deluge
- deluge [the ~] noun
le déluge (pluie torrentielle; flux; débordement; inondation; torrent; raz-de-marée; marée haute)
the cloud burst
- cloud burst [the ~] noun

Translation Matrix for déluge:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cloud burst	débordement; déluge; flux; inondation; marée haute; pluie torrentielle; raz-de-marée; torrent
deluge	déluge
flooding	débordement; déluge; flux; inondation	flots; flux; inondations; marées
inundation	débordement; déluge; flux; inondation	inondations

Synonyms for "déluge":

abondance; profusion; richesse; foisonnement; pléthore; opulence; affluence; exubérance; avalanche; débordement; pluie; averse; multitude; quantité; inondation; submersion; ondée; giboulée; bruine; crachin; orage; torrent; rivière; rapide; flot; cataracte; trombe; rafale; cyclone; tempête; tornade; bourrasque

Wiktionary Translations for déluge:

déluge

noun

an overwhelming amount of something
- deluge → déluge; avalanche
a great flood
- deluge → déluge

proper noun

the Biblical flood
- Deluge → déluge; déluge universel

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• déluge	→ deluge; the Flood	↔ Sintflut — Eine im 1. Buch Mose der Bibel bezeichnete große weltumspannende Flut, mit der Gott die Menschen für ihr sündiges Leben bestraft haben soll.
• déluge	→ deluge	↔ zondvloed — een catostrofale Bijbelse vloed

English

Detailed Translations for déluge from English to French

deluge:

deluge [the ~] noun

the deluge
le déluge
- déluge [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for deluge:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
déluge	deluge	cloud burst; flooding; inundation
-	alluvion; cloudburst; downpour; flood; inundation; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	flood; flood out; inundate; overwhelm; submerge; swamp

Related Words for "deluge":

deluges

Synonyms for "deluge":

flood; inundation; torrent; batch; deal; flock; good deal; great deal; hatful; heap; lot; mass; mess; mickle; mint; muckle; peck; pile; plenty; pot; quite a little; raft; sight; slew; spate; stack; tidy sum; wad; whole lot; whole slew
downpour; cloudburst; waterspout; pelter; soaker; rain; rainfall
alluvion; geological phenomenon
flood; inundate; swamp; fill; fill up; make full; flood in
overwhelm; flood out; charge; saddle; burden
submerge; flood

Related Definitions for "deluge":

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land¹
a heavy rain¹
an overwhelming number or amount¹
fill or cover completely, usually with water¹
charge someone with too many tasks¹
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid¹

Wiktionary Translations for deluge:

deluge

verb

to flood with water
- deluge → inonder
to overwhelm
- deluge → inonder

noun

an overwhelming amount of something
- deluge → déluge; avalanche
a great flood
- deluge → déluge

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• deluge	→ déluge	↔ Sintflut — Eine im 1. Buch Mose der Bibel bezeichnete große weltumspannende Flut, mit der Gott die Menschen für ihr sündiges Leben bestraft haben soll.
• deluge	→ déluge	↔ zondvloed — een catostrofale Bijbelse vloed

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