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torrent

/ˈtɒrənt/

/ˈtɔrənt/

torrentnoun

torrents

/ˈtɒrənt/

/ˈtɔrənt/

Translations

торрент

I downloaded the movie using a torrent.

Я скачал фильм, используя торрент.

поток

The torrent of water rushed down the mountain.

Поток воды стремительно спустился с горы.

ливень

We got caught in a torrent on our way home.

Мы попали под ливень по дороге домой.

Additional translations

поток данных

поток сознания

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

torrentverb

torrented

Past Simple

torrented

Past Participle

torrenting

Gerund

/ˈtɒr.ənt/

/ˈtɔːr.ənt/

Common in computing slang: “to torrent a file.”

Definitions

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

Attributive use, especially in computing contexts (e.g. “torrent client”).

Definitions

Relating to or involving files distributed through the BitTorrent protocol.

He uses a torrent site to find public-domain media.