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tor·rent  (tôrnt, tr-)

n.

1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.

2. A heavy downpour; a deluge.

3. A heavy, uncontrolled outpouring: a torrent of insults; torrents of mail.

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[Latin torrns, torrent-, from present participle of torrre, to burn; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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torrent [ˈtɒrənt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid

2. an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc.

adj

Rare like or relating to a torrent

[from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn]

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Torrent an overflowing river, hence, a rapid flood.

Examples: torrent of abuse, 1784; of eloquence; of ivy, 1864; of lace, 1880; of lava, 1858; of notes, 1826; of oaths; of passions, 1647; of rain, 1806; of smoke, 1821; of vices; of wind, 1782; of words.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	torrent - a heavy rain                         downpour, pelter, soaker, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
	2.	torrent - a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" violent stream current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
	3.	torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" deluge, flood, inundation good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

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torrent

noun

1. stream, flow, rush, flood, tide, spate, cascade, gush, effusion, inundation A torrent of water rushed into the reservoir.

2. downpour, flood, shower, deluge, rainstorm The rain came down in torrents.

3. outburst, stream, barrage, hail, spate, outpouring, effusion He directed a torrent of abuse at me.

Translations

torrent [ˈtɒrənt] N (lit, fig) → torrente m
it rained in torrents → llovía a cántaros
a torrent of abuse → un torrente de insultos, una sarta de injurias

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torrent [ˈtɒrənt] n

[water] → torrent m
The rain came down in torrents → Il pleuvait à torrent., Il pleuvait à torrents.

a torrent of abuse → un torrent d'insultes

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torrent

n (= river) → reißender Strom; (fig, of lava) → Strom m; (of words, insults) → Sturzbach m, → Schwall m, → Flut f; the rain came down in torrents → der Regen kam in wahren Sturzbächen herunter; a torrent of abuse → ein Schwall m → von Beschimpfungen

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torrent [ˈtɒr/ənt] n (also fig) → torrente m
we got caught in a torrent of rain → una pioggia torrenziale ci ha sorpresi

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torrent

n torrent [ˈtorənt]

a rushing stream The rain fell in torrents; She attacked him with a torrent of abuse. strome سَيْل، وابِل порой proud, příval skybrud; skylle der Sturzbach χείμαρρος torrente valing سیلاب ryöppy torrent שֶׁטֶף, זֶרֶם עַז तेज धारा bujica özön arus deras stríður straumur torrente 奔流 억수 srovė, srautas straume curahan stortvloed stri strøm; voldsomt regnskyll; flom potok torrente torent поток; ливень prúd, príval hudournik bujica ström, störtflod กระแสน้ำเชี่ยว sel, şiddetli akıntı 激流，傾盆(大雨)，不斷(謾罵) стрімкий потік دھارا، تيز بہنے والا نالہ dòng nước chảy xiết 激流，倾盆（大雨），不断（谩骂）

adj torrential [təˈrenʃəl]

of, or like, a torrent torrential rain; The rain was torrential. stromend غَزير، كالسَّيْل пороен přívalový skybrudsagtig wolkenbruchartig καταρρακτώδης torrencial valinguline سیل آسا ryöpsähtävä torrentiel שוֹטֵף वेगवान, वेगप्रवृति, वेगप्रवाही poput bujice, neobuzdan zuhogó deras straumharður, fossandi, helli- torrenziale 滝のような 억수 같은 smarkus, pilantis kaip iš kibiro lietusgāze mencurah-curah als een stortvloed stri, flommende ulewny torrencial torenţial проливной prudký, prívalový hudourniški nabujao strid, forsande ซึ่งไหลเชี่ยว sel gibi, şiddetli 急驟(的雨)；奔流的 такий, що тече стрімким потоком دھارے والا يا دھارے سے متعلق chảy xiết, cuồn cuộn 急骤（的雨）