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deluge
/ˈdɛljuːdʒ/
noun
potop
Also
powódź(f)zalew(m)
Definition
A severe flood; or a large number of things arriving at the same time.
Examples
The town was hit by a deluge after days of heavy rain.
Miasto zostało nawiedzone przez potop po dniach ulewnych deszczy.
We received a deluge of applications for the job.
Otrzymaliśmy zalew podań o pracę.
Synonyms
Collocations
heavy delugesudden delugedeluge of emails
verb
zalewać
Also
zasypywać
Definition
To flood an area with water; or to overwhelm someone with a large quantity of something.
Examples
The heavy rains deluged the entire valley.
Ulewne deszcze zalały całą dolinę.
She was deluged with questions from reporters.
Została zasypana pytaniami od reporterów.
Collocations
deluge with questionsdeluge with requestsdeluged by rain
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