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English

Etymology
:from F. torrent#French|torrent (1601)

Pronunciation
IPA|/tɒɹən̩t/
audio|en-us-torrent.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A large amount of something, especially water or rain; a heavy stream or flow.

#:Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
#:They endured a torrent of inquiries.
#:A TORRENT of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

Translations

French: torrent#French|torrent
German: Strom m
Catalan: torrent#Catalan|torrent
mid

See also
barrage
inundate
deluge
torrential

Category:English nouns

French

Etymology
:from L. torrentem, (noun torrens)

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /tɔ.ʁɑ̃/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /tO.RA~/

Noun
torrent m

1. A torrent#English|torrent

Category:French nouns

ca:torrent
de:torrent
fr:torrent
io:torrent
hu:torrent
pl:torrent
ru:torrent
fi:torrent
te:torrent
vi:torrent
zh:torrent

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