torrent

tor·rent

 (tôr′ənt, tŏr′-)

n.

1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.

2. A heavy downpour; a deluge.

3. A heavy, uncontrolled flow: a torrent of insults; torrents of information.

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

torrent

(ˈtɒrənt)

n

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

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

3. (Computer Science) computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent system. See BitTorrent

adj

rare like or relating to a torrent

[C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn]

tor•rent

(ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr-)

n.

1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.

2. a rushing or abundant stream of anything.

3. a violent downpour of rain.

adj.

4. torrential.

[1595–1605; < Latin torrent-, s. of torrēns seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn]

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"

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.

torrent

noun

An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:

alluvion, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, inundation, Niagara, overflow.

Chiefly British: spate.

Translations

سَيْل، وابِل

přívalproud

skybrudskylle

StromSturzbach

torrente

torrentflot

stríîur straumur

torrente

pilantis kaip iš kibiro

straume

stri strømvoldsomt regnskyll

selşiddetli akıntı

不断谩骂倾盆大雨激流

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

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

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

torrent

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

torrent

(ˈtorənt) noun

a rushing stream. The rain fell in torrents; She attacked him with a torrent of abuse. strome سَيْل، وابِل порой torrente proud, příval der Sturzbach skybrud; skylle χείμαρροςtorrente valing سیلاب ryöppy torrentשטף, זרם עז तेज धारा bujica özön arus deras stríður straumur torrente 奔流 억수 srovė, srautas straume curahan stortvloedstri strøm; voldsomt regnskyll; flompotok سېل، نېزه torrente torent поток; ливень prúd, príval hudournik bujica ström, störtflod กระแสน้ำเชี่ยว sel, şiddetli akıntı 湍流，謾駡，傾盆(大雨) стрімкий потік دھارا، تيز بہنے والا نالہ dòng nước chảy xiết 激流，倾盆（大雨），不断谩骂

torrential (təˈrenʃəl) adjective

of, or like, a torrent. torrential rain; The rain was torrential. stromend غَزير، كالسَّيْل пороен torrencial přívalový wolkenbruchartig skybrudsagtig καταρρακτώδηςtorrencial valinguline سیل آسا ryöppyävä torrentielשוטף 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, flommendeulewny سېل وزمه، بهاند torrencial torenţial проливной prudký, prívalový hudourniški nabujao strid, forsande ซึ่งไหลเชี่ยว sel gibi, şiddetli 傾瀉而下的(雨) такий, що тече стрімким потоком دھارے والا يا دھارے سے متعلق chảy xiết, cuồn cuộn 倾泻的（雨）