Inundación in english
Flood
pronunciation: flʌd part of speech: noun
pronunciation: flʌd part of speech: noun
In gestures
inundación = flood ; flooding ; inundation ; floodwater [flood water] ; waterlogging.
Example: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.Example: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Example: She welcomed the attention, but the inundation became a problem = She welcomed the attention, but the inundation became a problem.Example: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.Example: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.more:
» afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit .
Example: The university library agreed to treat about 4,000 severely water-damaged books and manuscripts from a flood-hit theological seminary in the region.» dañado por las inundación = flood-damaged .
Example: The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.» drenaje para inundaciones = flood drainage .
Example: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.» inundación del correo electrónico = mail bombing [En el correo electrónico, envío masivo de anuncios publicitarios a una persona causando frecuentemente el bloqueo del mismo] .
Example: This article lists some of these threats to privacy and security, including spamming, mail bombing, worms, trojans, cookies, viruses, crackers, etc..» propenso a las inundaciones = flood-prone .
Example: As the Zambezi river continues to rise, some people living in flood-prone areas are leaving their homes and seeking higher ground.» ser arrastrado por la inundación = be caught in a flood .
Example: She was caught in a flood and swept into a ratty sewer.» simulacro de inundación = flood drill .
Example: Steps in the preparation of a strategy include: regular fire and flood drills; assessment of the potential for disaster; establishing a salvage priority list; devising a plan for the salvage operations.