French Conversation · Level 60
75 words
French word
déluge
Pronunciation
IPA/delyʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nounflood
Example
Après le déluge, les routes sont inondées.
After the flood, the roads are inundated.
More examples
Un déluge de messages a saturé sa boîte mail.
A flood of messages saturated her email inbox.
Core concept
A vast rush of water overflows its bounds and covers everything in its path, like a flood of messages or people.
Common phrases
un déluge d'applaudissements
a flood of applause
un déluge de messages
a flood of messages
un déluge d'injures
a flood of insults
Similar words
pluie: Rain falling from the sky and making the ground or objects wet.
inondation: Land or buildings being submerged beneath a large amount of water.
Definition in French
Inondation très importante causée par une pluie abondante ou le débordement d'un cours d'eau ; par extension, arrivée soudaine et massive de personnes, de messages ou d'autres éléments.
Word origin
Déluge comes from Latin diluvium, related to diluere, meaning to wash away or flood, and later gained its figurative sense of overwhelming abundance.
Usage tips
- Déluge is masculine, so standard forms include un déluge, le déluge, and après le déluge.
Other meanings
- downpournoun
- delugenoun
Opposites
- sécheressedroughtnoun
Related words
- diluviendeluge-likeadjective