Engelsk substantiv: spate | |||
1. | spate (om mengde eller mål) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A batch of letters. A deal of trouble. A lot of money. He made a mint on the stock market. See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos. It must have cost plenty. A slew of journalists. A wad of money. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, torrent | ||
2. | spate (om begivenhet) a sudden forceful flow | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | rush, surge, upsurge | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | flow, flowing | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | debris storm, debris surge, onrush | ||
3. | spate (om begivenhet) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | freshet | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | flow, flowing | ||