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flooding

flooding

Meaning of flooding

overflow of water

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British English/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
American English/ə ˈflʌdɪŋ/
Russian transcription[nɐvɐˈdnʲenʲɪje]
flooding
flooding - наводнение
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flooding with Russian translation

flooding usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Жители положили мешки с песком у двери после предупреждений о наводнении.

Residents put sandbags at the door after warnings of flooding.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Наводнение на низких полях разрушило овощные посевы в этом году.

Flooding in the low fields ruined the vegetable crops this year.

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flooding belongs to the topic "Climate and Ecology". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

floodingнаводнение
seasons of the yearвремена года
springвесна
winterзима
beginначинаться
endзаканчиваться
temperatureтемпература

flooding synonyms

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What's the difference between flooding / flood / inundation / deluge / overflow

🇬🇧English
flooding

general neutral term for water covering land where it is not usually present

B1Very Often

Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across the valley.

Сильные дожди вызвали широкое наводнение в долине.

🇬🇧English

can be used as noun or verb; often interchangeable with 'flooding' but also used for one-off events

B1Very Often

The flood destroyed several homes near the river.

Наводнение уничтожило несколько домов у реки.

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🇬🇧English
inundation

more formal/literary term, often used in technical or official contexts

B2Rarely

The report described the inundation of low-lying agricultural land.

В отчёте описывалось затопление низменных сельскохозяйственных угодий.

D
🇬🇧English
deluge

literary or emphatic word implying an overwhelming amount of water or rain

B2Rarely

After the deluge, fields were left under metres of water.

После потопа поля оказались под метрами воды.

O
🇬🇧English
overflow

water spilling over a boundary; can be small-scale (tank, drain) or cause flooding

B1Often

The river's overflow flooded the low-lying fields.

Переполнение реки затопило низменные поля.

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flooding translation: наводнение. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce flooding

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

flooding translation

наводнение

flooding examples

Residents put sandbags at the door after warnings of flooding.

flooding transcription

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/, /ə ˈflʌdɪŋ/

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flooding meaning: what does it mean?

overflow of water

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flooding is pronounced as /ˈflʌdɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

flooding definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Residents put sandbags at the door after warnings of flooding. Translation: Жители положили мешки с песком у двери после предупреждений о наводнении.

Is flooding part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

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