Le mot anglais du jour

flood

crue

Définitions

anglais > français
flood
1. n. Inondation.
2. n. Flot.
flood of people
3. v. S'immerger, couler.
4. v. Inonder, envahir, submerger.
5. v. Combler, abreuver.
anglais > anglais
flood
1. n. A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
2. n. (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
a flood of complaints
3. n. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
4. n. A floodlight.
5. n. Menstrual discharge; menses.
6. n. (obsolete) Water as opposed to land.
7. v. To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
8. v. To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
The floor was flooded with beer.
They flooded the room with sewage.
9. v. (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.
10. v. (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
français > anglais
crue
1. n-f. flood
(synonyms, inondation)
2. n-f. (obsolete) growth
3. adj. feminine singular of cru
4. Participle. feminine singular of cru