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Principales traductions
Anglais	Français
flooded adj	(waterlogged)	inondé adj
This afternoon's match is cancelled due to a flooded pitch.

Principales traductions
Anglais	Français
flood n	(water)	inondation nf
The government sent the military to help save people from the flood.
Le gouvernement a envoyé l'armée venir en aide aux victimes de l'inondation.
flood⇒ vi	(water, river) (rivière)	déborder⇒ vi
(rivière)	être en crue loc v
The river flooded when the dam broke.
La rivière a débordé lorsque le barrage a lâché.
flood vi	(city, house) (ville, maison)	être inondé vi + adj
The town flooded when the storm hit.
La ville a été inondée lors de l'orage.
flood [sth]⇒ vtr	(water)	inonder⇒ vtr
The spring melt flooded the lake bed.
La fonte des neiges inondait le lac.

Traductions supplémentaires
Anglais	Français
flood n	figurative ([sth] in large quantity) (figuré : grande quantité)	déluge nm
John released a huge flood of words when he finally started talking.
Un déluge de paroles sortit de la bouche de John quand il se mit enfin à parler.
the Flood n	(Biblical disaster) (Bible)	le Déluge nm
According to the Bible story, Noah built an ark to escape the Flood.
flood [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (overwhelm) (figuré)	inonder⇒, submerger⇒ vtr
Customers flooded the business with complaints.
La société était submergée de plaintes venant des clients.
flood [sth] vtr	(engine: overfill carburettor) (le moteur)	noyer⇒ vtr
If you try to start the car on full choke, you'll flood the engine.

Verbes à particule
Anglais	Français
flood in vi phrasal	figurative (arrive in large quantities)	affluer⇒ vi
Complaints flooded in as soon as the comments were broadcast. Help flooded in from all over the world after the disaster struck the city.
Les plaintes ont afflué dès que les commentaires furent télévisés.
arriver en masse vi
flood in vi phrasal	(water: inundate)	affluer⇒ vi
When the dam broke, the water began to flood in.
L'eau s'est mise à affluer dès la rupture de la digue.
flood in vi phrasal	figurative (memories, emotions: overwhelm [sb])	submerger⇒, envahir⇒ vtr
When he saw the old photos, memories of his childhood began to flood in.
Quand il a vu les vieilles photos, des souvenirs de son enfance l'ont submergé.

Formes composées flood \|
Anglais	Français
before the Flood adv	figurative (long ago) (familier)	il y a belle lurette loc adv
flash flood n	(sudden flood of water)	crue subite nf
After three hours of solid rain there were reports of flash floods from all over the county.
Après trois heures de pluie ininterrompue, on a signalé des crues subites partout dans le département.
flood back vi + adv	figurative (memory, experience: be recalled suddenly)	revenir (à [qqn]) vi
refaire surface loc v
When Joan looked at the photo, memories of her childhood flooded back.
flood back vi + adv	figurative (return in large numbers)	revenir⇒ vi
The customers flooded back when the shop re-opened.
flood control n	(measures to prevent flood damage)	lutte contre les inondations nf
The city council is planning to implement new flood control measures.
flood insurance n	(building: protection against flood)	assurance inondation nf
flood tide	(rising tide)	marée montante nf
floodplain, flood plain n	(area near river prone to flooding)	plaine inondable nf
(technique)	lit majeur nm
(Construction)	zone inondable nf
An aerial view shows the river meandering through the floodplain.
in flood adj	(river, etc.: overflowing) (rivière)	en crue loc adj