- (a) deluge of rain
- лавина дождя
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
(a) deluge of rain
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Deluge — • A catastrophe fully described in Gen., vi, 1 ix, 19 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deluge Deluge † … Catholic encyclopedia
Deluge — can refer to: A large downpour of rain A flood Mythical and prehistoric floods Deluge myth, mythic floods in general, involving Gilgamesh, and others Deluge (prehistoric), prehistoric great floods, some of which may have inspired deluge myths… … Wikipedia
Deluge and After — Studio album by SCH Released 2006 Recorded 2005 2006 … Wikipedia
deluge — ► NOUN 1) a severe flood or very heavy fall of rain. 2) a great quantity of something arriving at the same time: a deluge of complaints. ► VERB 1) inundate; overwhelm. 2) flood. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin diluvium, from diluere wash away … English terms dictionary
rain — [n] downpour of water or other substance cat and dog weather*, cloudburst, condensation, deluge, drencher, drizzle, fall, flood, flurry, hail, heavy dew, liquid sunshine*, mist, monsoon, pour, pouring, precip*, precipitation, raindrops, rainfall … New thesaurus
Deluge (mythology) — The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known in modern times through the Biblical … Wikipedia
deluge — [[t]de̱ljuːʤ[/t]] deluges, deluging, deluged 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post... This has brought a deluge… … English dictionary
Déluge — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Deluge (logiciel). Le Déluge, par Gustave Doré … Wikipédia en Français
rain — n 1. precipitation, raindrops; fine or light rain, serein, drizzle, sprinkle, Chiefly Dial. mizzle, mist; rainfall, cloudburst, rainstorm, shower, sun shower, thundershower, thunderstorm, electrical storm, thundersquall, squall, hurricane;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
deluge — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, abound, affusion, alluvion, alluvium, army, aspergation, aspersion, avalanche, baptism, baptize, bath, bathing, be prodigal with, bedewing, brash, burst of rain, bury, cascade, cataclysm, cataract, cloudburst … Moby Thesaurus
Deluge — The name given to Noah s flood, the history of which is recorded in Gen. 7 and 8. It began in the year 2516 B.C., and continued twelve lunar months and ten days, or exactly one solar year. The cause of this judgment was the corruption… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
