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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTorrential downpour
/təˈrenʃəl ˈdaʊn.pɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very heavy and sudden fall of rain.
"The afternoon picnic was abruptly cancelled due to a sudden torrential downpour." - 2
An overwhelming deluge of water coming from the sky in a short span of time.
"Vehicles struggled to navigate the flooded streets amidst the relentless torrential downpour."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'torrential', deriving from the Latin 'torrens' meaning roaring or boiling stream, and 'downpour', an old Germanic-rooted compound combining 'down' and 'pour'. First appearing in contemporary meteorological usage in the late 19th century, it describes exceptionally heavy and rapid rainfall.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Torrential downpour" is said worldwide
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averse torrentielle
Transliteration: averse toʁ.sɑ̃.sjɛl
"Nous avons été pris dans une averse torrentielle."
Starkregen
Transliteration: ˈʃtaʁkˌʁeːɡn̩
"Der Starkregen verursachte Überschwemmungen."
nubifragio
Transliteration: nu.biˈfra.dʒo
"Un nubifragio improvviso ha sorpreso i passanti."
aguacero torrencial
Transliteration: a.ɣwaˈse.ɾo to.renˈsjal
"El aguacero torrencial inundó las calles principales."
chuvada torrencial
Transliteration: ʃuˈva.dɐ tu.ʁẽˈsjal
"Fomos apanhados por uma chuvada torrencial."
मुूसलाधार बारिश
Transliteration: moosalaadhaar baarish
Script: मूसलाधार बारिश
"मूसलाधार बारिश के कारण सड़कें पानी से भर गईं।"
倾盆大雨
Transliteration: qīng pén dà yǔ
"一场倾盆大雨打乱了我们的计划。"
폭우
Transliteration: pogu
"갑작스러운 폭우로 교통이 마비되었습니다."
土砂降り
Transliteration: doshaburi
"突然の土砂降りで濡れてしまった。"
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