Was heißt »Über­flu­tung« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Zwei Wochen starker Regen führten zu Überflutungen.

Two weeks of heavy rain resulted in flooding.

A fortnight of heavy rain led to flooding.

Two weeks of heavy rain led to flooding.

Das Radio warnte uns vor einer möglichen Überflutung.

The radio warned us of the possibility of flooding.

Der starke Regen führte zu Überflutungen im Tal.

The heavy rain brought floods in the valley.

Der ersehnte Regen hat alle Buschfeuer ausgelöscht. Jetzt werden Überflutungen prophezeit.

The welcome rain has extinguished all the bushfires. Now floods are predicted.

Feuchtgebiete spielen im Ökosystem wichtige Rollen bei der Wasserreinigung, als Schutz vor Überflutung und Erosion, und als Nahrungsquelle und Rastplatz für wilde Tiere.

Wetlands play important roles in the ecosystem in purifying water, protecting against flood and erosion, and as both a source of food and habitat for wild animals.

Synonyme

Über­schwem­mung:

inundation

Antonyme

Aus­trock­nung:

desiccation

exsiccation

Englische Beispielsätze

• Rescue teams from neighbouring districts came to help the victims of the flood.

• The tidal barrier and flood walls need to be reinforced.

• The river is in flood.

• A flood can be defined as the encroachment of water in an area or region which is usually dry.

• A flood ravaged Florence in 1966, causing damage to many priceless artworks.

• A flood ravaged Florence in 1966, causing damage to many priceless works of art.

• I don't have flood insurance.

• The flood tide destroyed the sandcastle.

• More than a hundred homes have been damaged by the flood.

• We lost everything in the flood.

• The chronicles of the flood of 1342 say that the water in the Mainz Cathedral came up to a man's chest, while in Cologne, one could ride in a boat over the city walls.

• In 1342, the cities on the Rhine, Main, and Danube were plunged into a flood of biblical proportions. Thousands of people lost their lives.

• The flood of 1342 was the biggest deluge in the history of central Europe.

• Tom lives in a flood zone, but he doesn't have flood insurance.

• Many houses were damaged beyond repair in the flood.

• The flood ruined the crops.

• Many animals were drowned in the flood.

• They strengthened the dikes to protect the village against the flood.

• Tom doesn't have flood insurance.

• Three people are missing after the flood.