Floodlet

/ˈflʌdlət/ noun

Definition

A small flood or a minor flooding event.

Etymology

From 'flood' plus the diminutive suffix '-let' (small); following the pattern of 'droplet' and 'rivulet' for small water features.

Kelly Says

Climate scientists now track 'floodlets'—small, localized urban floods in cities—as early warning signs that stormwater systems are being overwhelmed by climate change.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደቂ 洪水
de-qi hong-su
ARالعربية
فيضان صغير
fiḍān saghir
BNবাংলা
ছোট বায়ুর ভাঙনী
chot ba-yer bhaang-nee
CACatalà
porta d'inundació petita
por-ta de in-oon-dah-syo pe-tee-ta
CSČeština
malá povodně
ma-la po-vod-ne
DADansk
lille oversvømmelse
lee-le oh-ver-svaem-mel-se
DEDeutsch
kleiner Überschwemmung
klay-ner oo-ber-shwem-mung
ELΕλληνικά
μικρή πλημμύρα
mik-ree plem-mu-ra
ESEspañol
gota de inundación
goh-ta deh in-doo-dah-syon
FAفارسی
جریان کوچک
ja-ree-an koo-chak
FISuomi
pieni tulva
pee-nee tul-va
FRFrançais
petite inondation
pe-tite in-noh-dah-syon
GUGU
ટીપ
tee-p
HAHA
ruwa mai tsaye
roo-wa mai ts-aye
HEעברית
洪水 קטנה
hong-su kat-na
HIहिन्दी
छोटी बाढ़
chhoti baadh
HUMagyar
kis árvíz
kis ar-viz
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir kecil
ban-jir ke-chil
IGIG
ụbọ akwụkwọ
oo-boh ak-woo-kwo
ITItaliano
piccola inondazione
pee-kol-la in-noh-dah-syone
JA日本語
小さな洪水
chiisana koo-suu
KKKK
бөгде
bo-ge-de
KMKM
ទន្លេ ច្រោះ
ton-le chroh
KO한국어
작은 홍수
jak-eun hong-su
MRMR
छोटा प्रमाणपत्र
chot pra-maan-pa-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir kecil
ban-jir ke-chil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ် လျောက်
ky-el lay-jo
NLNederlands
kleine overstroming
klay-ne oh-ver-strom-ing
NONorsk
liten oversvømmelse
li-ten oh-ver-svaem-melse
PAPA
ਫਲੋਡ Lettuce
flod let-tus
PLPolski
mała powódź
ma-la pow-odz
PTPortuguês
inundação pequena
in-doo-dah-sow pe-ka-na
RORomână
inundație mică
in-oon-dah-te-e mee-ka
RUРусский
небольшое наводнение
ne-bol-shoye na-vo-de-nie
SVSvenska
litet översvämning
li-tet oh-ver-svaem-ning
SWKiswahili
mafuriko madogo
ma-fu-ri-ko ma-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய வெள்ளம்
si-ri-ya vel-lam
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న ప్రవాహం
chinna pra-va-ham
THไทย
น้ำท่วมเล็กน้อย
nam-toom lek-noi
TLTL
maliit na baha
ma-li-it na bah-ah
TRTürkçe
küçük sel
koo-chook sel
UKУкраїнська
невелике затоплення
ne-ve-like za-top-lennya
URاردو
چھوٹا بہاؤ
cho-ta ba-hau
VITiếng Việt
lũ nhỏ
lu nho
YOYO
akoko ńlá
ak-oko n-la
ZH中文
小洪水
xiǎo hóngshuǐ
ZUZU
amadoda wezulu
a-ma-do-da we-zu-lu

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