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Flut

flood; high tide

noun FLOOT Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Also means

deluge (figurative)

Usage Note

Flut has two closely related meanings: (1) high tide (Flut und Ebbe) as part of the tidal cycle, and (2) a flood event (Hochwasserflut). The 2021 Ahr Valley floods (Ahrtal-Flut) made the word prominent in German news. Figuratively: eine Flut von Anfragen (a flood of enquiries).

Examples

"Die Flut überraschte die Anwohner mitten in der Nacht und zerstörte viele Häuser."

Natural Translation

The flood surprised the residents in the middle of the night and destroyed many houses.

Literal Translation

The flood surprised the inhabitants in the middle of the night and destroyed many houses.

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