torrente

torrent, rushing stream

noun toh-RREN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin torrens (rushing, burning), from torrere (to burn, to parch).

Also means

flood, surge

Usage Note

Torrente is used both literally (a fast-flowing mountain stream or flash flood) and figuratively (a torrential outpouring) — un torrente de palabras (a torrent of words), un torrente de lágrimas (a flood of tears). The adjective torrencial (torrential) is very common in weather reports. Do not confuse with tormenta (storm) — torrente is specifically the flowing water, not the storm itself.

Examples

"El torrente bajaba con fuerza tras la lluvia."

Natural Translation

The torrent rushed down powerfully after the rain.

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