enxurradas

enxurradas

Floods or heavy streams caused by rain.

In this sentence, 'enxurradas' refers to sudden and strong flows of water, typically in a natural disaster context.

As enxurradas causaram muitos transtornos na cidade.

The floods caused many troubles in the city.

In this figurative sense, 'enxurradas' is used to describe a large and overwhelming quantity, here referring to criticism.

Houve enxurradas de críticas após o anúncio da decisão.

There was a flood of criticism after the announcement of the decision.

Here, 'enxurradas' refers specifically to torrents of mud and water caused by rainfall.

Depois das fortes chuvas, enxurradas de barro desceram pela colina.

After the heavy rains, streams of mud flowed down the hillside.