Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Flash Flood

Arabic translation:

فيضان خاطف

Added to glossary by Nadia Ayoub
Mar 17, 2010 02:02
14 yrs ago
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English term

Flash Flood

English to Arabic Other Environment & Ecology flood
What is the best Arabic translation for "Flash flood"?

I did it as سيل جارف but still i feel it is not accurate, what do you suggest?

Thanks a lot.
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Mar 22, 2010 13:56: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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فيضان خاطف

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فيضان يستمر زمناً قصيراً بتصريف ذروة عالً نسبياً .
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Thanks a lot.
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فيضان

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طوفان / فيضان/ مد مفاجئ وقصير الأجل

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agree asd_trans
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Thank you ASD
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فيضان مفاجئ

Flash Flood: a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
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