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to flood
01
overstromen, onder water zetten
to become covered or filled by water
Intransitive
Transitive: to flood a place or area
Voorbeelden
The dam was built to prevent the lake from flooding the surrounding neighborhoods during heavy rainfall.
De dam werd gebouwd om te voorkomen dat het meer de omliggende wijken overstroomt tijdens zware regenval.
02
overstromen, onder water zetten
(of a river) to become filled and overflown with water and spread it onto the surrounding lands
Intransitive
Voorbeelden
The old bridge was damaged when the river flooded during the storm.
De oude brug raakte beschadigd toen de rivier tijdens de storm overstroomde.
03
overstromen, overspoelen
to fill in large quantities or numbers in an overwhelming way
Transitive: to flood sth
Voorbeelden
Applications flooded the company as soon as the job was posted.
Sollicitaties overspoelden het bedrijf zodra de vacature was geplaatst.
04
overstromen, overspoelen
to supply or provide too much of something
Transitive: to flood sth with a resource
Voorbeelden
Heavy rain flooded the garden with water, ruining the plants.
Zware regen overstroomde de tuin met water, waardoor de planten verloren gingen.
01
overstroming, vloed
the rising of a body of water that covers dry places and causes damage
Voorbeelden
The flood damage was estimated in the millions of dollars.
De schade door de overstroming werd geschat op miljoenen dollars.
02
floodlight, breed licht
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
03
overstroming, zondvloed
a large flow
04
vloed, overstroming
an overwhelming number or amount
05
overstroming, vloed
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
06
vloed
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
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