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rain [reɪn] n 1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a. precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere b. a fall of rain; shower 2. a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession a rain of abuse (come) rain or shine a. regardless of the weather b. regardless of circumstances right as rain Brit informal perfectly all right; perfectly fit vb 1. (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that rain is falling 2. (often with it as subject) to fall or cause to fall like rain the lid flew off and popcorn rained on everyone 3. (tr) to bestow in large measure to rain abuse on someone rain cats and dogs Informal to rain heavily; pour rained off cancelled or postponed on account of rain US and Canadian term rained out See also rains [Old English regn; related to Old Frisian rein, Old High German regan, Gothic rign] rainless adj
Rain the study of the geographical distribution of rainfall by annual totals. — hyetographic, hyetographical, adj. Rare. the branch of meteorology that studies rainfall. — hyetologist, n. — hyetological, adj. the branch of meteorology that studies rain. — ombrological, n. an abnormal fear of rain. the branch of meteorology that automatically measures rainfall and snowfall. — pluviographic, pluviographical, adj. the branch of meteorology concerned with the measurement of rainfall. — pluviometric, pluviometrical, adj. an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge. raininess. — pluvious, adj. the measurement of rainfall with any of various types of rain gauges. — udometric, adj. a self-registering rain gauge. Rain the falling or driving of numerous particles; the particles themselves, collectively. Examples: rain of frogs, 1593; of kisses, 1893; of melody, 1820; of calm moonbeams, 1821; of pearls, 1847; of snow, 1388; of sparks; of tears, 1541.
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rain noun 1. rainfall, fall, showers, deluge, drizzle, downpour, precipitation, raindrops, cloudburst You'll get soaked standing out in the rain. verb 1. pour, pelt (down), teem, bucket down (informal), fall, shower, drizzle, rain cats and dogs (informal), come down in buckets (informal) It rained the whole weekend. Quotations "The rain it raineth every day" [William Shakespeare Twelfth Night] Proverbs "It never rains but it pours" Translations rain [reɪn] A. N (Met) → lluvia f in the rain → bajo la lluvia a walk in the rain → un paseo bajo la lluvia he left his bike out in the rain → dejó la bicicleta bajo la lluvia don't go out in the rain → no salgas, que está lloviendo if the rain keeps off → si no llueve it looks like rain → parece que va a llover come in out of the rain! → ¡entra, que te vas a mojar! the rains → la época de las lluvias come rain or shine (lit) → llueva o haga sol (fig) → pase lo que pase see also right A5 B. VI 1. (Met) → llover it's raining → está lloviendo it rains a lot here → aquí llueve mucho to rain on sb's parade (esp US) → aguar la fiesta a algn it never rains but it pours → las desgracias nunca vienen solas it rains on the just as well as on the unjust → la lluvia cae sobre los buenos como sobre los malos C. VT → llover hereabouts it rains soot → por aquí llueve hollín to rain blows on sb → llover golpes sobre algn it's raining cats and dogs → está lloviendo a cántaros D. CPD rain belt N → zona f de lluvias rain check N (US) (Sport) contraseña para usar otro día en caso de cancelación por lluvia I'll take a rain check (fig) → de momento, paso rain cloud N → nube f de lluvia, nubarrón m rain forest N (also tropical rain forest) → pluviselva f, selva f tropical rain gauge N → pluviómetro m rain hood N → capucha f impermeable rain [ˈreɪn] n → pluie f in the rain → sous la pluie to be right as rain (= fully recovered) → se porter comme un charme You'll be as right as rain soon → Tu te porteras bientôt comme un charme. rain or shine → qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente rains npl the rains → les pluies fpl modif [hat] → de pluie rain gauge, rain shower vi → pleuvoir It rains a lot here → Il pleut beaucoup par ici. It's raining → Il pleut. it's raining cats and dogs → il pleut des cordes it never rains but it pours → un malheur n'arrive jamais seul vt to rain blows on sb → faire pleuvoir des coups sur qn rain down vi [bombs, missiles, stones] → pleuvoirto rain down on sth → pleuvoir sur qch rain off vt sep (British) to be rained off [game, match] → être annulé(e) pour cause de pluierain out vt sep (US) to be rained out [game, match] → être annulé(e) pour cause de pluierain n → Regen m; in the rain → im Regen; (come) rain or shine (lit) → ob es regnet oder schneit; (fig) → was auch geschieht; the rains → die Regenzeit ? right (fig: of arrows, bullets, blows) → Hagel m vi impers (lit, fig) → regnen; it is raining → es regnet; it never rains but it pours (Brit prov) when it rains, it pours (US prov) → ein Unglück kommt selten allein (prov); to rain on somebody’s parade (US fig) → jdm in die Suppe spucken (inf) vt to rain blows on somebody → einen Hagel von Schlägen auf jdn niedergehen lassen rain in cpds → Regen-; rain belt n → Regenzone f rain: rain check n (esp US) I’ll take a rain on that (fig inf) → das verschiebe ich auf ein andermal rain cloud n → Regenwolke f raincoat n → Regenmantel m rain dance n → Regentanz m raindrop n → Regentropfen m rainfall n → Niederschlag m rain forest n → Regenwald m rain gauge n → Regenmesser m rain hood n → Regenhaube f; (of anorak etc) → Kapuze f rain: rainless adj → niederschlagsfrei (Met), → ohne Regen, regenfrei rainproof adj → wasserfest, wasserdicht vt → imprägnieren rain-sodden adj soil → aufgeweicht rainstorm n → schwere Regenfälle pl rainswept adj attr → regengepeitscht; evening → regnerisch raintight adj → wasserfest, wasserdicht rainwater n → Regenwasser nt rainwear n → Regenkleidung f rain [reɪn] 1. n → pioggia in the rain → sotto la pioggia it looks like rain → per me si mette a piovere heavy/light rain → piogga forte/leggera come rain or shine → qualunque tempo faccia, col bello o col cattivo tempo (fig) → qualunque cosa succeda 2. vi → piovere it's raining → piove it's raining cats and dogs → piove a catinelle it never rains but it pours (Proverb) → piove sempre sul bagnato to rain down (on sb) (blows) → piovere (addosso a qn) rain off, rain out (Am) vt + adv the match has been rained off → l'incontro è stata sospeso per la pioggia rain [reɪn] 1. n → pioggia in the rain → sotto la pioggia it looks like rain → per me si mette a piovere heavy/light rain → piogga forte/leggera come rain or shine → qualunque tempo faccia, col bello o col cattivo tempo (fig) → qualunque cosa succeda n rain [rein] 1 water falling from the clouds in liquid drops We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains. reën مَطَر дъжд déšť regn der Regen βροχή lluvia vihm باران sade pluie גֶּשֶם वर्षा kiša eső hujan rigning pioggia 雨 비, 빗물 lietus lietus hujan regen regn(vær) deszcz chuva ploaie дождь dážď dež kiša regn ฝน yağmur 雨 дощ بارش cơn mưa 雨 2 a great number of things falling like rain a rain of arrows. reën, stortvloed وابِلٌ من дъжд déšť regn der Regen βροχή lluvia sadu بارش sade pluie “מַבּוּל” बौछार kiša, izljev özön hujan drífa pioggia ~の雨 비처럼 내리는 것 lietus, kruša lietus; krusa hujan lebat regen -regn deszcz chuva ploaie поток dážď, záplava, príval dež kiša regn สิ่งที่ตกลงมาเหมือนฝนเท ... yağmuru 像雨般一陣落下的東西 потоки; град بوچھاڑ như cơn mưa (下雨般的)一阵 v 1 (only withitas subject) to cause rain to fall I think it will rain today. reën تُمْطِر валя pršet regne regnen βρέχει llover sadama باران آمدن؛ باریدن sataa pleuvoir לְהוֹרִיד גֶּשֶם वर्षा होना kišiti esik (az eső) turun hujan rigna piovere 雨が降る 비가 내리다 lyti līt hujan turun regenen regne padać chover a ploua идти, литься pršať deževati padati regna ฝนตก (yağmur) yağmak 下雨 вживається в безособових зворотах: іде дощ بارش ہونا đổ mưa 下雨 2 to (cause to) fall like rain Arrows rained down on the soldiers. reën يُمْطِر، يَنْزِل كالمَطَر валя pršet regne regnen πέφτω σαν βροχή llover langema, kukkuma فرود آمدن؛ ریختن sataa pleuvoir לְהַמטִיר बरसात होना zasuti záporoz menghujani láta rigna yfir e-n piovere 雨のように降る 비처럼 내리다 pasipilti birt menimpa, menghujani regenen regne/hagle ned sypać się (fazer) chover a cădea ca grindina сыпать(ся) pršať deževati padati kao kiša regna ตกลงมาเหมือนฝนตก yağmur gibi yağmak 雨點般地落下 сипати(ся) کسی چیز کا زیادہ مقدار میں گرنا nhiều như mưa 雨点般地落下 adj rainy having (many) showers of rain a rainy day; the rainy season; rainy weather. reënerig ماطِر дъждовен deštivý regnfuld; regn- regnerisch βροχερός lluvioso vihmane بارانی sateinen pluvieux, des pluies גָשוּם बरसाती kišovito esős hujan rigningar- piovoso 雨の 비가 많은 lietingas lietus-; lietains musim hujan regen{#169} regnværs-, regnfull deszczowy chuvoso ploios, umed дождливый daždivý deževen kišovit regnig ซึ่งมีฝนตก yağmurlu, yağışlı 下雨的,多雨的 дощовитий برسات کا có mưa 多雨的 n raininess reënerigheid حالَة المَطَر дъждовност deštivost regn die Regenneigung η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. βροχερό lluviosidad vihmarohkus بارانی بودن؛ خیسی sateisuus pluviosité סַגרִירִיוּת बरसातीपन kišovitost sok eső keadaan berhujan það að vera votviðrasamur piovosità 雨降り 비가 옴 lietingumas lietainums keadaan hujan regenachtigheid regnvær deszczowość pluviosidade climă ploioasă дождливость daždivosť deževnost kišovitost regnighet ปริมาณฝนที่ตกลงมาในสถานที่นั้น ๆ yağmurluluk, çok yağmur alma 多雨 дощовитість برسات tình trạng mưa nhiều 多雨 n rainbow the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling. reënboog قَوْس قُزَح дъга duha regnbue der Regenbogen ουράνιο τόξο arco iris vikerkaar رنگین کمان sateenkaari arc-en-ciel קֶשֶת इंद्रधनुष duga szivárvány pelangi regnbogi arcobaleno 虹 무지개 vaivorykštė varavīksne pelangi regenboog regnbue tęcza arco-íris curcubeu радуга dúha mavrica duga regnbåge รุ้ง gök kuşağı 彩虹 веселка, райдуга قوس قزح cầu vồng 彩虹 rain check: take a rain check (American) (to ask) to do something at a later time Thanks for inviting me to dinner, but can I take a rain check on it? kan ons dit later doen يَطْلُب اسْتِعمال الشَّيء في وَقْتٍ لاحِق отлагане ponecháno na jindy have til gode es aufschieben αναβάλλω dejar algo para más adelante (midagi) edasi lükkama به بعد موکول کردن؛ قول دعوت بعدی tehdä jotakin joskus toiste remettre à plus tard לִדחוֹת कोई काम बाद में करना ljubazno odbiti poziv ili ponudu kb. visszatérőjegy (esőnapra) lain kali rinvio またの機会によろしく 사양한 물건을 나중에 받는다는 약속 pasinaudoti pasiūlymu vėliau (lūgt atļauju) kaut ko izdarīt citreiz percuma uitnodiging voor een ander moment; uitstellen tot een andere keer tilgodelapp, byttebillett; få ha noe til gode może innym razem как-нибудь в другой раз nechať si (niečo) na neskôr, odložiť ponuku na neskôr preložiti na drugič odložiti regnplåt, få ha ngt innestående ถามหรือทำบางสิ่ิงในคราวหลัง hakkının saklı kalmasını istemek; alacağı olmak (美)改期再做 перенести на другий раз بعد کے وقت کے لیے دیا گیا دعوت نامہ hẹn lần sau 延期 n raincoat a waterproof coat worn to keep out the rain. reënjas مِعْطَف المَطَر дъждобран plášť do deště regnfrakke der Regenmantel αδιάβροχο impermeable vihmamantel پالتو؛ بارانی sadetakki imperméable מְעִיל גֶּשֶם बरसाती kišna kabanica esőkabát jas hujan regnkápa/-frakki impermeabile レインコート 비옷 lietpaltis lietusmētelis baju hujan regenjas regnkåpe/-frakk płaszcz nieprzemakalny impermeável impermeabil плащ plášť do dažďa dežni plašč kišna kabanica regnrock เสื้อกันฝน yağmurluk 雨衣 плащ بارش سے بچنے کے لیے پہنا جانے والا کوٹ áo mưa 雨衣 n raindrop a single drop of rain. reëndruppel قَطْرَه дъждовна капка kapka deště regndråbe der Regentropfen σταγόνα βροχής gota de lluvia vihmapiisk قطره باران sadepisara goutte de pluie טִיפַּת גֶשֶם वर्षा की एक बूंद kišna kap esőcsepp titik air hujan regndropi goccia di pioggia 雨滴 빗방울 lietaus lašas lietus lāse titisan hujan regendruppel regndråpe kropla deszczu gota de chuva picătură de ploaie капля дождя dažďová kvapka dežna kaplja kap kiše regndroppe หยดน้ำฝน yağmur damlası 雨點,雨滴 дощова крапля بارش کا قطرہ hạt mưa 雨点 n rainfall the amount of rain that falls in a certain place in a certain time We haven't had much rainfall this year; the annual rainfall. reënval إمْطار валеж množství srážek regn; regnmængde der Niederschlag βροχόπτωση precipitación sademete hulk ریزش باران؛ میزان بارندگی sademäärä précipitation(s) כַּמוּת גֶשֶם पानी बरसना oborina, količina kiše csapadék curah hujan úrkoma (quantit? di)pioggia 雨量 강우 krituliai nokrišņi curahan hujan regenval regn, nedbør opad(y) precipitação precipitaţii количество осадков množstvo zrážok padavine količina padavina regnmängd, nederbörd ปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ตกลงมา yağış miktarı 降雨量 кількість опадів بارش کی بوچھاڑ lượng mưa 降雨量 n rain forest a thick tropical forest in a region where it rains a lot. reënwoud غابَة أمْطار дъждовна вода deštný prales regnskov der Regenwald τροπικό δάσος selva tropical vihmamets جنگل استوایی sademetsä forêt tropicale יַעַר גֶשֶם वर्षा वन kišna šuma esőerdő hutan hujan tropis foresta pluviale 熱帯雨林 열대 우림 drėgna atogrąžų giria tropu mežs tadahan hujan regenwoud regnskog las tropikalny тропический лес dažďový prales tropski gozd kišna šuma regnskog ป่าที่มีฝนตกชุก yağmur ormanı 熱帶雨林 дощовий ліс برساتی جنگل rừng mưa nhiệt đới (热带的)雨林 n rain-gauge an instrument for measuring rainfall. reënmeter مِقْياس كَمِّيَّة المَطَر дъждомер dešťoměr regnmåler der Niederschlagsmesser βροχόμετρο pluviómetro sademetemõõtur باران سنج sademittari pluviomètre מַד גֶשֶם वर्षामापी, वृष्टिमापी kišomjer esőmérő alat pengukur curah hujan úrkomumælir pluviometro 雨量計 우량계 lietmatis lietusmērs tolok hujan regenmeter regnmåler deszczomierz pluviómetro pluviometru дождемер dážďomer, zrážkomer dežemer instrument za merenje padavina regnmätare เครื่องมือวัดปริมาณฝน yağış ölçer 雨量器 дощомір بارش پیما máy đo lượng mưa 雨量器 keep, save etc for a rainy day to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it. hou vir 'n reëndag يَدَّخِر لِوَقْت الحاجَه спестявам за черни дни schovat si pro strýčka Příhodu til dårlige tider einen Notgroschen zurücklegen βάζω στην άκρη για ώρα ανάγκης ahorrar para los tiempos difíciles kehvade päevade jaoks kõrvale panema برای روز مبادا نگه داشتن säästää pahan päivän varalle garder pour les mauvais jours לַחסוֹך לְעֵת צַרָה जरूरत के दिनों के लिए बचाए रखना čuvati ili štedjeti za crne dane nehéz időkre félretesz berpikiran terbuka spara til að eiga þegar kreppir að (risparmiare per i tempi difficili) 万一に備える 만일에 대비하다 laikyti/taupyti juodai dienai atlikt/taupīt nebaltai dienai sediakan payung sebelum hujan een appeltje voor de dorst bewaren legge noe til side for trangere tider trzymać/odkładać na czarną godzinę guardar, etc., para uma eventualidade a strânge (bani albi) pentru zile negre откладывать на чёрный день odložiť si na horšie časy hraniti za hude čase crni dani rusta sig (spara) för sämre tider เก็บกัก dar günler için para ayırmak 未雨綢繆 тримати на чорний день آڑے وقت کے لیے بچ کر رکھنا tích cốc phòng cơ 未雨绸缪 rain cats and dogs to rain very hard. reën baie hard تَهْطُل الأمطار بِغَزارَه вали из ведро lít jako z konve styrte ned in Strömen gießen βρέχει με το τουλούμι llover a cántaros nagu oavarrest sadama شدیدا باریدن sataa kaatamalla pleuvoir à seaux גֶשֶם חַזָק मूसलाधार बारिश होना lijevati kao iz kabla úgy esik, mintha dézsából öntenék hujan lebat hellirigna piovere a dirotto/catinelle どしゃぶりになる 비가 억수같이 쏟아지다 pilti kaip iš kibiro gāzt kā ar spaiņiem hujan ribut pijpestelen regenen pøsregne, hølje ned lać jak z cebra chover a potes a ploua cu găleata лить как из ведра liať ako z krhly liti kot iz škafa jako padati - za kišu stå som spön i backen ฝนตกลงมาอย่างหนัก bardaktan boşanırcasına yağmak 傾盆大雨 дощ ллє як із відра تیز بارش ہونا mưa to 倾盆大雨 the rains (in tropical countries) the rainy season. reënseisoen موسِم الأمطار الإسْتِوائِيَّه дъждовният сезон období dešťů regntid die Regenzeit η εποχή των βροχών la estación de lluvias vihmaperiood باران زا sadekausi saison des pluies עוֹנַת הַגשָמִים बारिश का मौसम sezona kiše esős időszak musim hujan regntíminn (stagione delle piogge) 雨期 우기 liūčių metas lietus periods musim tengkujuh de regentijd regntida pora deszczowa a estação das chuvas anotimp ploios сезон дождей obdobie dažďov deževna doba kišna sezona regntiden ฤดูฝน yağmur mevsimi (熱帶國家的)雨季 сезон дощів برسات کا موسم mùa mưa 雨季 (as) right as rain perfectly all right; completely well. alles in die haak على ما يُرام перфектно v naprostém pořádku, ve zdraví helt i orden ganz richtig μια χαρά estar perfectamente, estar perfecto de salud, estar sano como una manzana terve nagu purikas به مقدار زیاد terve kuin pukki en parfait état/parfaite santé בְסֶדֶר גָמוּר पूर्ण स्वस्थ oporavljen, zdrav makkegészséges, kitűnő állapotban (van) tepat sekali í prÿðilegu ástandi; algjörlega heilbrigður (benissimo), (in perfetta salute) 全く調子が良い 매우 순조로운 sveikas kaip ridikas vesels kā rutks tepat helemaal in orde helt i orden zdrów jak ryba mesmo bem sănătos tun; complet refăcut в полном порядке v úplnom poriadku, v zdraví v najlepšem redu savršeno u redu prima, helt i sin ordning ถูกต้องทุกอย่าง sapasağlam, turp gibi 十分正確,完全健康 цілком здоровий صحت مند ہونا đâu vào đó; mạnh khỏe cả 十分正确 rain → مطر, يُمْطر déšť, pršet regn, regne Regen, regnen βρέχει, βροχή llover, lluvia sade, sataa pleuvoir, pluie kiša, kišiti pioggia, piovere 雨, 雨が降る 비, 비가 내리다 regen, regenen regn, regne deszcz, padać chover, chuva дождь, идти (о дожде) regn, regna ฝน, ฝนตก yağmur, yağmur yağmak mưa 下雨, 雨 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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