deluge
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/ˈdɛljudʒ/
/ˈdɛljuːdʒ/
General
- 1 sağanak, sel, tufan countable
Definition (English)
A sudden, very heavy fall of rain, or a flood.
Example Sentences
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A deluge of rain fell all night.Bütün gece sağanak yağmur yağdı.
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The sudden deluge flooded several streets in the city centre.Ani sağanak yüzünden şehir merkezindeki birkaç sokağı su bastı.
Figurative
- 1 akın, (şikâyet vb.) yağmuru countable
Definition (English)
A very large number of things arriving or happening at the same time.
Example Sentences
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The company received a deluge of complaints after the price rise.Şirket, zamdan sonra şikâyet yağmuruna tutuldu.
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After the advert, we had a deluge of phone calls.Reklamdan sonra telefon akınına uğradık.
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Collocations
a deluge of raina sudden delugea deluge of complaintsa deluge of lettersa deluge of emails