German-English translation for "Sintflut"

"Sintflut" English translation

Sintflut
[ˈzɪnt-]Femininum | feminine f <Sintflut; keinPlural | plural pl>

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flood, deluge
examples
  • die Sintflut Bibel, biblisch Bibel, biblisch | bible, biblical bible, biblicalBIBEL
    the Flood, the Deluge
    die Sintflut Bibel, biblisch Bibel, biblisch | bible, biblical bible, biblicalBIBEL
  • flood
    Sintflut figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    deluge
    Sintflut figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    Sintflut figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • das Unwetter hat die reine Sintflut gebracht
    the storm brought on a regular flood
    das Unwetter hat die reine Sintflut gebracht
  • eine wahre Sintflut von Worten [Briefen]
    a regular flood of words [letters]
    eine wahre Sintflut von Worten [Briefen]
  • nach mir [uns] die Sintflut! umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    après moi [nous] le déluge! after me [us] the deluge!
    nach mir [uns] die Sintflut! umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
A policy is therefore being adopted in the spirit of'après nous le déluge'.
Man betreibt also eine Politik nach dem Motto'nach uns die Sintflut'.
Source: Europarl
When, Madam President, was the great flood?
Wann ereignete sich denn die Sintflut?
Source: Europarl
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