English-Thai Dictionary
torrent
N กระแสน้ำ เชี่ยว overflow deluge flood kra-sea-nam-chiao
torrential
ADJ ซึ่ง ไหล เชี่ยว fierce sueng-lai-chaio
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TORRENT
n.[L. torrens. This is the participle of torreo, to parch; Eng. tear. ] 1. A violent rushing stream of water or other fluid; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice; as a torrent of lava.
2. A violent or rapid stream; a strong current; as a torrent of vices and follies; a torrent of corruption.
Erasmus, that great injur'd name,
Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age.
TORRENT
a.Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream; as waves of torrent fire.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TORRENT
Tor "rent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat, to burn. See Torrid. ]
1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow.
2. Fig. : A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, ... Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope.
TORRENT
Tor "rent, a. Etym: [See Torrent, n.]
Defn: Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent fire. " Milton.
TORRENTIAL; TORRENTINE
TORRENTIAL; TORRENTINE Tor *ren "tial, Tor *ren "tine, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
torrent
tor rent |ˈtôrənt, ˈtär -ˈtɔrənt | ▶noun a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid: rain poured down in torrents | after the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent. • (a torrent of or torrents of ) a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings ): she was subjected to a torrent of abuse | banks plowed torrents of money into the booming stock and property markets. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- ‘boiling, roaring, ’ from torrere ‘parch, scorch. ’
torrential
tor ren tial |tôˈrenCHəl, tə -təˈrɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective (of rain ) falling rapidly and in copious quantities: a torrential downpour. • (of water ) flowing rapidly and with force. DERIVATIVES tor ren tial ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
torrent
tor |rent |ˈtɒr (ə )nt | ▶noun a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid: rain poured down in torrents | after the rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent. • (a torrent of /torrents of ) an overwhelming outpouring of (something, typically words ): she was subjected to a torrent of abuse. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- ‘boiling, roaring ’, from torrere ‘parch, scorch ’.
torrential
tor ¦ren |tial |təˈrɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective (of rain ) falling rapidly and in copious quantities: a torrential downpour. • (of water ) flowing rapidly and with force. DERIVATIVES torrentially adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
torrent
torrent noun 1 a torrent of water: flood, deluge, inundation, spate, cascade, cataract, rush, stream, current, flow, overflow, tide. 2 a torrent of abuse: outburst, outpouring, stream, flood, volley, barrage, tide, spate. ANTONYMS trickle.
torrential
torrential adjective he would never forget the misery associated with those torrential rains: copious, heavy, teeming, pelting, severe, relentless, violent.
Oxford Thesaurus
torrent
torrent noun 1 they were swept down the hillside in a torrent of water: flood, deluge, inundation, spate, cascade, rush, stream, current, gushing, flow, overflow, tide, fountain. ANTONYMS trickle, drop. 2 the rain fell in torrents: downpour, deluge, rainstorm, rain, shower. 3 he directed a torrent of abuse at me: outburst, stream, volley, outpouring, hail, onslaught, avalanche, flow, barrage, battery, tide, spate, effusion, inundation.
torrential
torrential adjective torrential rain caused the game to be stopped: copious, severe, heavy, rapid, relentless, violent; soaking, teeming.
Duden Dictionary
Torrente
Tor ren te Substantiv, maskulin , der |Torr e nte |lateinisch-italienisch Wasserlauf mit breitem, oft tief eingeschnittenem Bett, das nur nach starken Niederschlägen Wasser führt; Gießbach, Regenbach
French Dictionary
torrent
torrent n. m. nom masculin Cours d ’eau de montagne impétueux. : Camper à proximité d ’un torrent. Le torrent du Diable. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: – fleuve, cours d ’eau important qui se jette dans la mer; – rivière, cours d ’eau qui se jette dans un fleuve; – ruisseau, petit cours d ’eau peu large. Note Typographique Dans les désignations géographiques, le nom torrent est un générique qui s ’écrit avec une minuscule, tout comme les mots fleuve, rivière, lac, mer, océan, baie, île, mont, etc. LOCUTION À torrents. Beaucoup, en parlant de la pluie. Note Technique Dans cette expression, le nom s ’écrit au pluriel.
torrentiel
torrentiel , ielle adj. adjectif 1 Propre aux torrents. : Des eaux torrentielles. 2 Qui ressemble à un torrent. : Une pluie torrentielle. Note Orthographique to rr en t iel.
Spanish Dictionary
torrente
torrente nombre masculino 1 Afluencia repentina y violenta de una corriente de agua que solo se forma por abundantes precipitaciones o en época de deshielo y que no suele mantenerse mucho tiempo :el torrente llegó hasta la carretera .2 Gran cantidad de personas o de cosas materiales o inmateriales, especialmente cuando aparecen o se producen impetuosamente :un torrente de música; un torrente de intercambios .SINÓNIMO alud, avalancha, riada .torrente circulatorio o torrente sanguíneo Sangre que circula por las venas, arterias y capilares del organismo :con el calor los vasos sanguíneos se contraen y disminuye el torrente circulatorio .
torrentera
torrentera nombre femenino Cauce por el que circulan las aguas de un torrente :las torrenteras abundan en esta ladera, pero solo llevan agua cuando hay tormenta; (fig ) cuando el discurso suave se rompe y precipita por huir, cae en torrentera .
torrentoso, -sa
torrentoso, -sa adjetivo Amér [arroyo, río ] Que tiene una corriente de agua impetuosa y rápida :la pendiente y la estrechez del cauce hacían al río torrentoso en esa parte .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
torrent
tor rent /tɔ́ːr (ə )nt |tɔ́r -/〖語源は 「燃えている 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 急流 , 激流 ▸ a torrent of water [mud ]奔流 [泥流 ]2 (悪口 抗議などの )連発, ほとばしり ▸ a torrent of criticism [tears ]批判のあらし [あふれ出す涙 ]3 〖～s 〗どしゃ降り ▸ The rain came down in torrents .雨はどしゃ降りだった .
torrential
tor ren tial /tɔːrénʃ (ə )l |tər -/形容詞 急流の (ような ); 急流の作用で生じた ; 猛烈な ▸ (a ) torrential rain 豪雨 ～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary