torrent

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
2. (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.

Adj

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Verb

To fall or flow in a torrent; to pour.

Verb

To download in a torrent.

Sinonieme

stream

flood

deluge

downpour

spate

river

inundation

shower

🚿

waterspout

cloudburst

current

overflow

pelter

flow

gush

wave

👋

avalanche

blizzard

rapids

violent stream

surge

onslaught

soaker

tidal wave

torrential

tumbling

watercourse

violently rushing stream

falls

rushing water

jet flow

flood current

flood flow

shallows

barrage

brook

burst

cascade

downfall

freshet

ground swell

hail

heavy shower

invasion

jet stream

outpouring

profusion

rain shower

rainstorm

rash

Vertalings

torrent

torrente

torrente

torrent

stroom

vloed

bergstroom

Strom

flot

déluge

χείμαρρος

Sturzbach

trombe

torrente

diluvio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɒɹ.ənt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).