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Flut

die Flut

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Meaning

[1] the (in most parts of the world) twice daily period of water accrual on the coasts of the world's oceans

[1] der (in den meisten Teilen der Welt) zwei Mal tägliche Zeitraum des Wasserauflaufes an den Küsten der Weltmeere

[2] Flood of a river, flood

[2] Hochwasser eines Flusses, Überschwemmung

[3] only in the plural, floods: the water of a body of water

[3] nur im Plural, Fluten: das Wasser eines Gewässers

[4] transferred: large amount

[4] übertragen: große Menge

Examples

[1] At high tide, the mud flats full of water.

[1] Bei Flut läuft das Watt voll Wasser.

[2] The Oder flood in 1997 was the largest known flood of the Oder. [1]

[2] Das Oderhochwasser 1997 war die größte bekannte Flut der Oder.[1]

[3] As soon as we had arrived, they threw themselves into the waters.

[3] Kaum dass wir angekommen waren, stürzten sie sich in die Fluten.

[4] With the flood of inquiries, the telephone lines were temporarily overloaded.

[4] Bei der Flut von Anfragen waren die Telefonleitungen zeitweise überlastet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Flut die Fluten
Genitiv der Flut der Fluten
Dativ der Flut den Fluten
Akkusativ die Flut die Fluten

Pronunciation

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