torrent
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. χείμαρρος, ὁ, ῥύαξ, ὁ, V. ῥεῖθρον χείμαρρον, τό; see stream.
this whole plot would have burst like a torrent over the city: P. ὥσπερ χείμαρρος ἂν ἅπαν τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα εἰς τὴν πόλιν εἰσέπεσε (Dem., 278).
of a torrent, adj.: V. χείμαρρος.
torrent bed: Ar. and P. χαράδρα, ἡ.
Met., of words: Ar. κρουνός, ὁ.
when Pytho grew bold and poured forth a torrent of invective against you, I did not give way: P. ἐγὼ μὲν τῷ Πύθωνι θρασυνομένῳ καὶ πολλῷ ῥέοντι καθ' ὑμῶν οὐχ ὑπεχώρησα (Dem. 272).
Translations
Albanian: përrua, rrua; Aromanian: flumin; Assamese: হাৱৰ; Bengali: সয়লাব; Bulgarian: порой; Catalan: torrent, riera; Chinese Mandarin: 奔流, 急流, 洪流; Dutch: stortvloed, stroom; Esperanto: torento; Finnish: hyöky, vyöry; French: torrent; Galician: dioivo, doira, bullón, enxurrada, quenlle, frieira; Georgian: ნიაღვარი, ღვარი, ნაკადი, ლანქერი; German: Strom, Schwall, Sturzflut; Ancient Greek: ῥεῖθρον χείμαρρον, ῥύαξ, χειμάρροος, χείμαρρος, χειμάρρους; Hungarian: özön; Kurdish Central Kurdish: لێشاو; Macedonian: порој, буица; Malay: cegar; Maltese: wied; Maori: ia, hīrere; Ottoman Turkish: سیل; Persian: سیلاب; Polish: potok; Portuguese: torrente; Romanian: torent, puhoi; Russian: поток; Scottish Gaelic: tuil, taom, gàth; Slovene: hudournik; Spanish: torrente; Swedish: skur, ström, fors c
