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Meanings of
torrent
in English
Portuguese
aguaceiro
Catalan
bàtec
Spanish
aguacero
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A heavy rain.
deluge
downpour
pelter
waterspout
cloudburst
soaker
Portuguese
aguaceiro
Portuguese
dilúvio
Catalan
inundació
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An overwhelming number or amount.
flood
inundation
Portuguese
dilúvio
Catalan
torrent
Spanish
torrente
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A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
violent stream
Catalan
torrent
Usage of
torrent
in English
1
Wordplay update: And thanks for the
torrent
of suggested fun-sounding negative words.
2
The bed of the
torrent
served him for the first few miles.
3
His words, however, were drowned in a
torrent
of bravos and catcalls.
4
The water is a roaring
torrent
in the bottom of the gully.
5
Joe: Resolute will almost certainly be available on
torrent
-
tracking
sites like Mininova.
6
Probably social media sites followed by music websites followed by
torrent
sites.
7
We caught rainbow trout in the dashing white
torrent
of the river.
8
Our donkeys presently sank fetlock-deep in the loose sand of the
torrent
-
bed
.
9
Madam, -There is an incessant
torrent
of negativity concerning the economy.
10
Before the combat, the soldiers rushed towards the bed of the
torrent
.
11
Before it the Austrians were swept in a
torrent
that was irresistible.
12
The scorching
torrent
was enough to wither the face of the corpse.
13
Grey cursed and hurried past, ignoring the
torrent
of abuse from Shagata.
14
The world is a
torrent
of madness, I need to hear beyond.
15
It comes in a
torrent
and this time it doesn't let up.
16
He had listened to the
torrent
of words in an odd confusion.
Other examples for "torrent"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
torrent
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
rage torrent
roar torrent
stem the torrent
unleash a torrent
impetuous torrent
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Translations for
torrent
Portuguese
aguaceiro
temporal
dilúvio
Catalan
bàtec
xàfec
ruixat
inundació
torrent
Spanish
aguacero
turbión
torrente
Torrent
through the time
Torrent
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common