torrent

UK
/ˈtɒrənt/
US
/ˈtɔrənt/

Translations

torrentnoun
torrents
pl
UK
/ˈtɒrənt/
US
/ˈtɔrənt/
After the heavy rain, the river turned into a raging torrent.
Après la forte pluie, la rivière s’est transformée en un torrent furieux.
torrentInformatique : fichier de métadonnées BitTorrent.
Download the torrent and open it in your client to start the transfer.
Télécharge le torrent et ouvre-le dans ton client pour lancer le transfert.
affluxPour une grande quantité arrivant de manière continue.
The company received a torrent of applications for the new position.
L’entreprise a reçu un afflux de candidatures pour ce nouveau poste.
torrentAu sens figuré, pour un flot soudain et violent de paroles, de sentiments ou de reproches.
She unleashed a torrent of criticism at the meeting.
Elle a déversé un torrent de critiques pendant la réunion.
torrentverb
torrented
Past Simple
torrented
Past Participle
torrenting
Gerund
UK
/ˈtɒr.ənt/
US
/ˈtɔːr.ənt/
Common in computing slang: “to torrent a file.”
déferlerLittéraire, pour une eau ou un liquide qui coule rapidement et violemment.
Melt-water torrented down the mountainside.
L’eau de fonte a déferlé le long du flanc de la montagne.
Additional translations
torrenterInformatique : anglicisme d’usage courant pour partager ou télécharger via BitTorrent.
torrentadjective
Attributive use, especially in computing contexts (e.g. “torrent client”).
Additional translations
torrentInformatique : relatif à un fichier ou à un site BitTorrent.

Definitions

torrentnoun
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
After the heavy rain, the river turned into a raging torrent.
A sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of something, typically words or feelings.
She unleashed a torrent of criticism at the meeting.
A large number or amount of something occurring or arriving in a continuous stream.
The company received a torrent of applications for the new position.
Computing: A small metadata file that enables peer-to-peer sharing of larger files via the BitTorrent protocol.
Download the torrent and open it in your client to start the transfer.
torrentverb
To download, upload, or share (a digital file) by means of the BitTorrent protocol.
He torrented the open-source movie overnight.
Literary: (of water or another liquid) to flow rapidly and violently.
Melt-water torrented down the mountainside.
torrentadjective
Relating to or involving files distributed through the BitTorrent protocol.
He uses a torrent site to find public-domain media.