torrential

CEFRB2

/təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Falling or flowing in a very large and powerful amount.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

Examples

  • Dozens of people have died in flash floods triggered by torrential rain.

  • The torrential rain did quite a bit of damage.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • There was a torrential downpour and we were all soaked.

  • torrential rain

  • On the Saturday, October 1, the torrential rains began to wreak damage east of Exeter.

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Origin

adjective

From torrent + -ial.