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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprecipitação excessiva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɾe.si.pi.taˈsãw e.seˈsi.vɐ/
"A precipitação excessiva encheu as barragens acima do limite de segurança."
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A meteorological condition where the amount of precipitation received in a specific area is significantly higher than the seasonal or historical average, often leading to environmental hazards.
"The prolonged period of excessive rainfall triggered severe flash flooding across the low-lying agricultural districts." - 2
Rainfall that exceeds the local capacity of drainage infrastructure or soil saturation thresholds, resulting in surface runoff and inundation.
"Urban planners must redesign the stormwater management systems to cope with the increasing frequency of excessive rainfall events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound phrase combining 'excessive', derived from the Latin 'excessivus' (from excedere, meaning 'to go beyond'), and 'rain-fall', an English formation combining the Old English 'regn' and 'feallan'. Established in meteorological and hydrological contexts during the 19th century to denote precipitation rates surpassing the normal absorption capacity of soil or drainage systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Excessive rainfall" is said worldwide
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pluviométrie excessive
Transliteration: /ply.vjɔ.me.tʁi ɛk.sɛ.siv/
"La pluviométrie excessive de ce mois a provoqué de graves inondations."
Starkregen
Transliteration: /ˈʃtaʁkˌʁeːɡn̩/
"Der anhaltende Starkregen führte zu überfluteten Straßen im Stadtgebiet."
piogge ecessive
Transliteration: /ˈpjɔdʒ.dʒe eʃˈtʃɛs.si.ve/
Script: piogge eccessive
"Le piogge eccessive hanno causato frane lungo la costa."
precipitación excesiva
Transliteration: /pɾe.si.pi.taˈsjon ek.seˈsi.βa/
"La precipitación excesiva dañó gran parte de la cosecha de este año."
precipitação excessiva
Transliteration: /pɾe.si.pi.taˈsãw e.seˈsi.vɐ/
"A precipitação excessiva encheu as barragens acima do limite de segurança."
अत्यधिक वर्षा
Transliteration: /at̪.jət̪.d̪ʱɪk vaɾ.ʂaː/
"अत्यधिक वर्षा के कारण निचले इलाकों में पानी भर गया।"
强降雨
Transliteration: /qiáng jiàng yǔ/
"连续的强降雨导致多条河流超警戒水位。"
과도한 강수량
Transliteration: /gwa.do.han gang.su.ryang/
"기후 변화로 인해 과도한 강수량이 빈번해지고 있습니다."
過剰降雨
Transliteration: /kajō kōu/
"過剰降雨により山間部で土砂災害が発生しました。"
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