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flood
A situation in which water covers large areas of land that are normally dry. This often happens because of high water levels in rivers, heavy rainfall, or storm surges.
Die Überschwemmung hat in der Region schwere Schäden an Häusern und in der Landwirtschaft verursacht.
The flood caused serious damage to houses and agriculture in the region.
flood of
In a figurative sense, a very large, hardly manageable amount of something, for example information, goods, or stimuli.
Wir erleben zurzeit eine wahre Überschwemmung von billigen Plastikprodukten aus Fernost.
We are currently experiencing a real flood of cheap plastic products from the Far East.
'Die Überschwemmung' (the flood) is the noun corresponding to the verb 'überschwemmen' (to flood), a synonym of 'überfluten' (to flood). The ending '-ung' forms a feminine noun from the verb that describes the event or state.
Das Dorf erholt sich langsam von der Überschwemmung.
The village is slowly recovering from the flood.
In the figurative meaning, the structure 'eine Überschwemmung von' (a flood of) + noun in the dative plural is used. The expression is often intensified with 'eine wahre' (a real) or 'eine regelrechte' (a veritable).
Nach der Ankündigung gab es eine wahre Überschwemmung von Bewerbungen.
After the announcement, there was a real flood of applications.
Common verbs used with the literal 'Überschwemmung' (flood) are 'eine Überschwemmung verursachen' (to cause a flood), 'zu einer Überschwemmung führen' (to lead to a flood), or 'vor einer Überschwemmung warnen' (to warn of a flood).
Der Dammbruch führte zu einer katastrophalen Überschwemmung.
The dam burst led to a catastrophic flood.
tide / flood
Überschwemmung is the neutral term for normally dry land being covered by water. Flut emphasizes large masses of water moving in and can therefore suggest a particularly severe extent. Use Überschwemmung for the general condition, and Flut more for powerful movement of water.
Nach dem starken Regen verursachte der Fluss eine Überschwemmung mehrerer Felder.
After the heavy rain, the river caused flooding across several fields.
Nach dem Dammbruch riss die Flut Autos mit und bedeckte den ganzen Ort.
After the dam broke, the flood swept away cars and covered the entire town.
