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ström — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrage noun A sudden, heavy, and continuous stream of something, especially words, questions, or gunfire.
  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • current adjective Happening or existing right now.
  • electric current noun The flow of electric charge through a conductor such as a wire, measured in amperes.
  • flow noun The continuous, smooth movement of a liquid, gas, or stream of things.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • river noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.
  • rivulet noun A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
  • stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
  • tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
  • torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Senses

ström is used for these senses in English:

  • barrage (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
  • burn (Northern England, Scotland) A large stream.
  • current The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
  • current (electricity) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
  • flow (math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
  • power (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
  • river Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  • rivulet A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

barrage — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, heavy, and continuous stream of something, especially words, questions, or gunfire.
  2. noun A man-made barrier across a river built to control its depth or flow.
  3. verb To attack or overwhelm with a continuous stream of something.

burn — full definition

  1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
  3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
  4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
  5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

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