Polyglot Dictionary

inundação

/inũdaˈsɐ̃w/

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 inundações

Meaning

  1. flood

    • A inundação atingiu a cidade.

      The flood hit the city.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

enchente

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

German

Überschwemmung

Überschwemmung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "flood."

Spanish

crecida

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

Spanish

inundación

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

Practice

1 What does inundação mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ atingiu a cidade.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches inundação?

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