Polyglot Dictionary

enchente

/ẽˈʃẽtʃi/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as enchentes

Meaning

  1. flood

    • A enchente destruiu casas.

      The flood destroyed homes.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

inundação

enchente is more about a river overflowing, rising water levels; inundação is more general, any kind of flooding — both mean "flood."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

riada

riada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "flood."

French

inondation

inondation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "flood."

Practice

1 What does enchente mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ destruiu casas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enchente?

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