flood1, s.1Nau: Tuile f (na taoide). Ebb and flood, tuile agus trá. 2aDíle f -ann; tuile f. The Flood, an Díle. bA flood of light, leathadh m solais. F: Floods of tears, tuilte, sruth, deor. He shed floods of tears, chaoin sé uisce a chinn. A flood of speech, rilleadh m, raiste m, cainte. cTulca m, caise f, sruth m -a (abhann). The river is in flood, tá tuile san abhainn.
flood2 .1v.tr.aBáim. Agr: Scaoilim tuile ar (talamh). (Of house, etc.) It is flooded, tá tuile tríd; tá sé faoi uisce. I.C.E: To flood the carburettor, an carbradóir a rólíonadh. He is flooded with letters, tá litreacha ina gcarnáin tagtha chuige. The place was flooded with rabbits, bhí an áit tuilte le coiníní. Flooded with light, báite i solas, b(Of rain, etc.) Tugann (an bháisteach) ar (abhainn) sceitheadh, cuireann (an bháisteach) (abhainn) thar bruach. 2v.i.a(Of river, etc.) Sceitheann, cuireann thar bruach. I.C.E: (Of carburettor) Rólíonann. b(Of river) Éiríonn, tagann tuile i.