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Meaning of "the Deluge" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE DELUGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THE DELUGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
The Deluge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE DELUGE

the Dark Ages
the Dark Continent
the Dead Heart
the death penalty
the Deccan
the decencies
the deep
the defence
the Deity
the Demerara
the Democratic Republic of Congo
the Depression
the Derby
the Dergue
the deuce
the devil take the hindmost
the devil to pay
the devil!
the devil´s own
the Devonian

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE DELUGE

Baton Rouge
bouge
broad gauge
centrifuge
deluge
dial gauge
feeler gauge
fuel gauge
gauge
gouge
huge
lanterne rouge
luge
Maubeuge
pressure gauge
refuge
rouge
street luge
temperature gauge
vermifuge

Synonyms and antonyms of the Deluge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Deluge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE DELUGE

Find out the translation of the Deluge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Deluge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Deluge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大洪水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el diluvio
570 millions of speakers

English

the Deluge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाढ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوفان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Потоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Dilúvio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলপ্লাবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le déluge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deluge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Sintflut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大洪水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대홍수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Deluge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các Deluge
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரளயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलप्रलय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deluge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il Diluvio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Potop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Potop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο Κατακλυσμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Vloed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

störtfloden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syndfloden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Deluge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE DELUGE»

The term «the Deluge» is regularly used and occupies the 79.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE DELUGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Deluge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Deluge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Deluge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE DELUGE»

Discover the use of the Deluge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Deluge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Before the Deluge: Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s, A
A fascinating portrait of the turbulent political, social, and cultural life of the city of Berlin in the 1920s.
Otto Friedrich, 1995
2
Before the Deluge: Public Debt, Inequality, and the ...
By doing so, the book throws new light on a neglected aspect of modern political thought and on the French Revolution.
Michael Sonenscher, 2009
3
After the Deluge: Poland-Lithuania and the Second Northern ...
Robert Frost examines the reasons for the collapse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Swedish invasion of 1655.
Robert I. Frost, 2004
4
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
Uses graphic novel format to depict the events of Hurricane Katrina though six true stories of New Orleanians who survived the storm, including Denise, who experienced the chaos of the Superdome, and a doctor whose French Quarter home was ...
Josh Neufeld, 2009
5
After the Deluge: New Perspectives on the Intellectual and ...
Motivated by a desire to narrate and contextualize the deluge of 'French theory, ' After the Deluege showcases recent work by today's brightest scholars of French intellectual history that historicizes key debates, figures, and turning ...
Julian Bourg, 2004
6
After the Deluge: Regional Crises and Political ...
Explains why Russia does not dissolve into independent countries
Daniel Treisman, 2001
7
The deluge
An epic novel of war, struggle, ambition, betrayal, and redemption set in seventeenth-century Poland follows the doomed yet triumphant love of Andrei Kmita for Olenka, set against the background of the Swedish invasion
Henryk Sienkiewicz, W. S. Kuniczak, 1991
8
Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City: Against the ...
"Papers presented at a conference, Against the Deluge: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City, held on March 30 and 31, 2009, at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn, New York"--Preface.
‎2013
9
The Deluge, the Plague: Paolo Uccello
A meditation on a painting--and on the history of memory, imagery, and culture.
Jean Louis Schefer, 1995
10
The Deluge Drivers
Just when it looked as if Ethan Fortune might be able to breathe a warm sigh of relief at getting away from the icy world of Tran-ky-ky, he was ordered to stay right where he was.
Alan Dean Foster, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE DELUGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Deluge is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's 'party on' at Firefly on day after the deluge
Downpours, high winds and an evacuation on Saturday night couldn't stop the 90,000-person party at Firefly Music Festival. At least not for long. Gates opened ... «The News Journal, Jun 15»
2
Canada, Tomorrow's Superpower
I just finished reading Adam Tooze's "The Deluge," a history of how U.S. economic power changed the course of history during the world wars. It's almost ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
3
Managing the Deluge of Data
Marketers are hard at work trying to make sense of this data deluge. Those that succeed will gain valuable customer insights and a leg up on their competitors. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
Kashmir Floods 2015: The Deluge Redux?
It started with spasms of pattering rain on Sunday, a familiar enough occurrence in the spring. But it soon turned into an uninterrupted 48-hour spell of a gentle ... «Tehelka, Apr 15»
5
Debunking the deluge of Hollywood's lies about Noah
From Russell Crowe's Noah and other Flood films hitting the big screen to Cable programs to network television miniseries, producers have consistently twisted ... «OneNewsNow, Mar 15»
6
The Deluge: Algeria's Pending Succession Crisis
In its more than 50 years of independence since the end of French colonialism, Algeria has seen a failed experiment with socialist economic development, taken ... «World Politics Review, Feb 15»
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BOOK REVIEW: 'The Deluge: The Great War, America and the …
World War I swept away the old order like a deluge. The four-year conflict ushered in momentous political, economic and cultural changes. By the time the guns ... «Washington Times, Jan 15»
8
After the deluge
There isn't much left of Dale Dike, which starts life on the moors above Strines and joins the river Loxley at Low Bradfield. Only a couple of kilometres still flow ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
9
Christmas shopping is over. Now bring on the deluge of gift returns.
A deluge of returns can be expensive for retailers, and not just because they've lost the initial sale. They're often footing the bill for return shipping. To re-sell the ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
10
Book review: 'The Deluge, the post-World War I global order, by …
In his new work, “The Deluge,” Tooze embarks on an even bigger and more ambitious undertaking. Economics is still the focus, but the scope is global, with the ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»

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