English-Dutch translations for spate

• bandjir
• overstroming
• stroom
  Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik veroordeel ten zeerste de recente stroom van geweld in Sri Lanka. Mr President, I should like to condemn strongly the recent spate of violence in Sri Lanka.
  Hun reputatie heeft echter nogal te lijden gehad onder de recente stroom financiële schandalen die begon met Enron en eindigde met Parmalat. However, their reputation has been shaken somewhat by the recent spate of financial scandals, starting with Enron and ending with Parmalat.
• toevloed

Definition of spate

• A river flood; an overflow or inundation
• A sudden rush or increase

Related words

• spat
• spatial
• spatula
• dispatcher
• dispatch
• despatch
• dispatching
• spatterdock
• spath