dilúvio
1. a great flood of water; inundation
The deluge caused severe flooding in the valley.
O dilúvio causou inundações graves no vale.
2. a large number of things arriving at the same time
We received a deluge of complaints after the announcement.
Recebemos um dilúvio de reclamações após o anúncio.
3. to overwhelm with a large number or amount of something
The office was deluged with phone calls.
O escritório foi inundado de ligações telefônicas.
4. to flood or inundate
Heavy rains deluged the entire region.
Chuvas fortes inundaram toda a região.
NYC Slang
flood (informal usage similar to NYC 'a flood of texts')
Related Idioms & Phrases
a deluge of something - uma enxurrada de algo
deluge someone with requests - inundar alguém de pedidos
the great deluge - o dilúvio universal
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