aluvión

m.

1 alluvion, alluvium, rise in waters, flood.

2 alluvion, alluvium, eluviation, eluvium.

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aluvión

► nombre masculino

1 alluvion

■ tierra de aluvión alluvium, alluvial soil

2 figurado flood

■ un aluvión de insultos a barrage of insults

■ recibimos un aluvión de solicitudes we were inundated with applications, we received a flood of applications

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SM

1) (Geol) alluvium

tierras de aluvión — alluvial soil sing , alluvial soils

2) (fig) (=alud) flood

llegan en incontenible aluvión — they come in an unstoppable flood

aluvión de improperios — stream o torrent of abuse

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masculino

1) (Geol) alluvium

2) (gran cantidad) flood

un aluvión de insultos — a barrage of insults, a torrent of abuse

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= spate, alluvium.

Ex. The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.

Ex. In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.

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* de aluvión = alluvial.

* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.

* un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.

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masculino

1) (Geol) alluvium

2) (gran cantidad) flood

un aluvión de insultos — a barrage of insults, a torrent of abuse

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= spate, alluvium.

Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.

Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* recibir un aluvión de = deluge with.

* un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.

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aluvión

masculine

A (Geol) alluvium

B (gran cantidad) flood

le llovió un aluvión de cartas he was inundated with letters, he received a flood of letters

un aluvión de gente a horde o flood of people

un aluvión de insultos a barrage of insults, a torrent of abuse

después de la conferencia hubo un aluvión de preguntas after the lecture he was bombarded with questions

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aluvión sustantivo masculino downpour
figurado el aluvión de llamadas colapsó la centralita, the barrage of calls brought the switchboard to a standstill
'aluvión' also found in these entries:
English:
barrage
- deluge

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aluvión nm

1. [de agua] flood

2. [gran cantidad]

un aluvión de insultos a torrent of abuse;

un aluvión de preguntas a flood o barrage of questions;

recibieron un aluvión de críticas en la redacción the newspaper was flooded with complaints

3. Geol [sedimento] alluvium;

tierras de aluvión alluvial deposits

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aluvión

m

1 flood tb fig

2 GEOL alluvium

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aluvión nm, pl -viones : flood, barrage