rain

rain

water falling to earth in drops: Soon it’s going to rain.

Not to be confused with:

reign – exercise of sovereign power; widespread influence: He reigns supreme.

rein – a leather strap fastened to the bit of a bridle; a means of restraint: Rein in your anger.

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rain

 (rān)

n.

1.

a. Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.

b. A fall of such water; a rainstorm.

c. The descent of such water.

d. Rainy weather.

e. rains A rainy season.

2. A heavy or abundant fall: a rain of fluffy cottonwood seeds; a rain of insults.

v. rained, rain·ing, rains

v.intr.

1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds.

2. To fall like rain: Praise rained down on the composer.

3. To release rain.

v.tr.

1. To send or pour down.

2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads.

Phrasal Verb:

rain out

To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out.

Idiom:

rain cats and dogs Informal

To rain very heavily.

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[Middle English, from Old English regn, rēn.]

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rain′less adj.

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rain

(reɪn)

n

1. (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

c. (in combination): a raindrop. hyetalpluvious

2. a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession: a rain of abuse.

3. rain or shine come rain or shine

a. regardless of the weather

b. regardless of circumstances

4. right as rain informal Brit perfectly all right; perfectly fit

vb

5. (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that rain is falling

6. (often with: it as subject) to fall or cause to fall like rain: the lid flew off and popcorn rained on everyone.

7. (tr) to bestow in large measure: to rain abuse on someone.

8. rain cats and dogs informal to rain heavily; pour

9. rained off cancelled or postponed on account of rain. US and Canadian term: rained out

[Old English regn; related to Old Frisian rein, Old High German regan, Gothic rign]

ˈrainless adj

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rain

(reɪn)

n.

1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops.

2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower.

3. rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall.

4. weather marked by steady or frequent rainfall.

5. a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything: a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation.

v.i.

6. (of rain) to fall (usu. used impersonally with it as subject): It rained all night.

7. to fall like rain: Tears rained from their eyes.

8. to send down rain.

v.t.

9. to send down as or like rain.

10. to offer or bestow in great quantity; shower: to rain favors upon a person.

11. rain out, to cancel or postpone because of rain.

Idioms:

rain cats and dogs, to rain very heavily or steadily.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English rein; Old English regn, rēn, c. Dutch, German regen, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign; (v.) Middle English reinen, Old English regnian]

rain′less, adj.

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rain

(rān)

Water that condenses from vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth as separate drops from clouds.

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Rain

See also atmosphere; climate; clouds; lightning; snow; thunder; water; weather.

hyetography

the study of the geographical distribution of rainfall by annual totals. — hyetographic, hyetographical, adj.

hyetology

Rare. the branch of meteorology that studies rainfall. — hyetologist, n. — hyetological, adj.

ombrology

the branch of meteorology that studies rain. — ombrological, n.

ombrophobia

an abnormal fear of rain.

pluviography

the branch of meteorology that automatically measures rainfall and snowfall. — pluviographic, pluviographical, adj.

pluviometry

the branch of meteorology concerned with the measurement of rainfall. — pluviometric, pluviometrical, adj.

pluvioscope

an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge.

pluviosity

raininess. — pluvious, adj.

udometry

the measurement of rainfall with any of various types of rain gauges. — udometric, adj.

udomograph

a self-registering rain gauge.

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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

 

See Also: WEATHER

1. As if a mask had been peeled off, the rain ended —Tim O’Brien
2. Big soft drops splash on people’s hands and cheeks, immense warm drops like melted stars —Katherine Mansfield
3. Drizzle whispered upon Joseph’s umbrella like muffled applause —Rick Borsten
4. Droplets fired upon our windows like bullets of tin —Ira Wood
5. The drops like bugs stuck on the pane —F. D. Reeve
6. A dull rain, like a tap left running —Jean Thompson
7. Fall rain as fine as spray from an atomizer —Harvey Swados
8. Felt the rain like cold tears on his hot face —James Crumley
9. The good rain, like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off —Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. The gray rain continued to fall, stubbornly and insensibly, like a frozen madness —Amos Oz
11. Hiss in the gutter [the rain] like a thousand coiled snakes —T. Coraghessan Boyle
12. It seemed as if the lowering clouds, heavy with water had burst, emptying upon the earth … melting it like sugar —Guy De Maupassant

    See Also: CLOUD(S)

13. Light rain fell around the big house and its trees like a veil —John McGahern
14. Light through which the slowing rain ran stitches like a sewing machine gone mad —Leslie A. Fiedler
15. The rain as thick as oil on the windows —Albert Camus
16. The rain beat down (on Paris) in endless steady sheets, straight down, like waterfalls —Sylvia Berkman

    A nice example of a simile to introduce a story and set its mood.

17. Rain … beating down like a stampede of horses —Paige Mitchell
18. The rain bites like a whip across a prisoner’s back —Anne Morrow Lindbergh
19. The rain came down like glass bead curtains —Joyce Cary
20. The rain came like an explosion in a glass factory —T. Coraghessan Boyle
21. The rain came sifting through the air, and settled like bloom on the fields —Mary Lavin

    Another rain simile to set a fictional scene, this one for Lavin’s story, Brigid.

22. The rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour —Charles Dickens
23. Rain comes down like the sky falling in skeins and yarny drifts —Marge Piercy
24. Raindrops … as warm as the tears of a child not yet consoled —Marguerite Yourcenar
25. Rain drops down like worms from the trees —Anne Sexton
26. Raindrops hitting like bullets —Joyce Carol Oates
27. Raindrops, plump as Malaga grapes —Paul Kuttner
28. Raindrops pock the surface like a plague —T. Coraghessan Boyle
29. Raindrops sparkled like diamonds falling through sunshine —Rita Mae Brown
30. Raindrops tapped at our backs like insinuating fingers —T. Coraghessan Boyle
31. Raindrops that whined like bullets —Kenzaburo Oë
32. Rained like a cow pissing on a flat rock —American colloquialism
33. Rain falling just past the end of his nose like a curtain —Thomas McGuane
34. Rain … fell like a silver veil from the dim grey sky —Mazo De La Roche
35. Rain … fell like iron swords out of the black sky —Paul Theroux
36. Rain … flowing in streaked silver patterns down the panes of the window nearby, like tears on the smooth shining face of a child —Bill Pronzini
37. Rain … flying down like silver needles —Frank Swinnerton
38. Rain glimmered like silver threads being spun from the mist —Paige Mitchell
39. Rain … gold as the planet system —Dame Edith Sitwell
40. Rain hit the roof like pennies from heaven —T. Coraghessan Boyle
41. Rain keeps falling like a curse —Amos Oz
42. Rain knocked at the windows like a smirking voyeur —T. Coraghessan Boyle
43. Rain … like a river falling out of the sky —Donald Seaman
44. Rain … like a deluge from heaven —W. Somerset Maugham
45. Rain, like dark-ruled lines on paper —Stephen Longstreet
46. The rain like pitchforks fell —Delmore Schwartz
47. Rain plastered the land till it was shining like hammered lead —Ted Hughes
48. Rain poured down like a waterfall —Jilly Cooper
49. Rain ran from the roof like a sea —Irving Feldman
50. Rain … rattling hard first on one side and then on the other like someone nailing down a case —Saul Bellow
51. Rains drip like the slow beat of time —Dame Edith Sitwell
52. Rain sheeting down like a giant waterfall —Frank Swinnerton
53. The rains of summer’s end were very like tears, falling warm and gradually chilling where they fell —Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
54. Rain, so loud, like horses weeping —F. Scott Fitzgerald
55. Rainstorms that blacken like a headache —Amy Clampitt
56. The rain struck you so hard that it was like a warm gag in your mouth —Louis-Ferdinand Celine
57. The rain stung like whips, and from underfoot the mud oozed up over shoes and ankles like a live thing —Hugh Walpole
58. Rain … swept the deck in angry gusts, like a nagging woman who cannot leave a subject alone —W. Somerset Maugham
59. Rain thudded against the car like rotten fruit —Jean Thompson
60. The rain was blowing down the window glass like silk —Paul Horgan
61. Showers … drifting like scarves of gauze across the landscape —Jules Romains
62. A slanted sheet of rain swept like a scythe across Placid Cove Trailer Park —John Lutz

    The scene being set with this simile is for a mystery story entitled Ride the Lightning.

63. The sound of rain seemed … like the repeated attentions of a lover —John Cheever
64. A squall of rain driven around us in gusts like a wet veil —Erich Maria Remarque
65. Through the mist it was as if fine threads of rain were being teased down slowly —John McGahern
66. Torrents of rain streamed through the darkness, like incessant floods of tears which threatened to devour the earth and drown it in a deluge of unquenchable grief —Vladimir G. Korolenko
67. The [rain] water was loud as a crowd hissing —Susan Minot
68. When it rains, there’s a wonderful lush wooden wetness in the air, and you feel as refreshed as if you were the earth itself, drinking in the water —Christopher Isherwood
69. The wind-blown rain was smeared like jam on the glass [of the window] —Jonathan Valin

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rain

Past participle: rained
Gerund: raining

Imperative

rain

rain

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rain

Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of water drops.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rain - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere rainfall monsoon - any wind that changes direction with the seasons downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) raindrop - a drop of rain rainstorm - a storm with rain downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout - a heavy rain drizzle, mizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower rain shower, shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
	2.	rain - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds rainwater fresh water, freshwater - water that is not salty
	3.	rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" pelting chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness, sequence - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Verb	1.	rain - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" rain down come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" drizzle, mizzle - rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" shower down, shower - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, stream, pour - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

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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.

2. shower, flood, stream, hail, volley, spate, torrent, deluge A rain of stones descended on the police.

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.

2. fall, shower, be dropped, sprinkle, be deposited Rockets, mortars and artillery rained on buildings.

3. bestow, pour, shower, lavish Banks rained money on commercial real estate developers.

Related words
adjectives hyetal, pluvial, pluvious

Quotations
"The rain it raineth every day" [William Shakespeare Twelfth Night]

Proverbs
"It never rains but it pours"

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rain

verb

To give in great abundance:

heap, lavish, shower.

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Translations

مَطَروابِلٌ منيـَمْطُرُيُمْطِر، يَنْزِل كالمَطَرتُمْطِر

plourepluja

déšťpršet

regnregne

Regenregnenschiffen

βροχήβρέχωβρέχει

pluvipluvo

lluvialloverchuzos

vihm

sadesataapudotella

pleuvoirpluie

kišakišitipljuštatidažd

esikesőzáporoz

hujan

rigningdrífaláta rigna yfir e-nregnrigna

pioggiapioverene riparleremo

雨雨が降る

비비가 내리다

pluvia

lietuslytipasinaudoti pasiūlymu vėliaupasipiltipilti kaip iš kibiro

lietuslītbirtkrusa

regenregenen

regnregneregnvær

deszczpadać

chuvachoverchuver

ploaie

дождьидет дождьидтиливеньсыпаться градом

deždeževati

kišaкиша

regnregna

mvua

ฝนฝนตก

yağmuryağmur gibi yağmakyağmur yağmakyağmuruyağmak

mưa

下雨雨雨点般地落下雨点般降落的东西

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

2. (fig) ash rained from the sky → llovía ceniza

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 down VI + ADV → llover
blows rained down on him → llovieron sobre él los golpes

rain off rain out (US) VT + ADV the match was rained off → el partido se canceló por lluvia

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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] → pleuvoir
to rain down on sth → pleuvoir sur qch

rain off

vt sep (British) to be rained off [game, match] → être annulé(e) pour cause de pluie

rain out

vt sep (US) to be rained out [game, match] → être annulé(e) pour cause de pluie

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rain

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

vt impers it’s raining cats and dogs (inf) → es gießt wie aus Kübeln, es schüttet nur so (inf)

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rain

in cpds → Regen-;

rain belt

n → Regenzone f

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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

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rain

:

rainless

adj → niederschlagsfrei (Met), → ohne Regen, regenfrei

rainout

n (US Sport) → wegen Regens abgesagtes Spiel nt

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

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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

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rain

(rein) noun

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 chuva déšť der Regen regn βροχήlluvia vihm باران sade pluieגשם वर्षा kiša eső hujan rigning pioggia 雨 비, 빗물 lietus lietus hujan regenregndeszcz باران، ورينګى، اورښت وريا، هرهغه شى چه دباران په شان وريږى 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 chuva déšť der Regen regn βροχήlluvia 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 باران 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 雨点般降落的东西（下雨般的）一阵

verb

1. (only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall. I think it will rain today. reën تُمْطِر валя chover pršet regnen regne βρέχειllover 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 regenenregnepadać وريدل دباران 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 (fazer) chover pršet regnen regne 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 ورينګى (fazer) chover a cădea ca grindina сыпать 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

ˈrainy adjective

having (many) showers of rain. a rainy day; the rainy season; rainy weather. reënerig ماطِر дъждовен chuvoso deštivý regnerisch regnfuld; regn- βροχερόςlluvioso vihmane بارانی sateinen pluvieux, des pluies גשום बरसाती kišovito esős hujan rigningar- piovoso 雨の 비가 많은 lietingas lietus-; lietains musim hujan regen- regnværs-, regnfulldeszczowy دباران، بارانى chuvoso ploios, umed дождливый daždivý deževen kišovit regnig ซึ่งมีฝนตก yağmurlu, yağışlı 下雨的，多雨的 дощовитий برسات کا có mưa 下雨的，多雨的

ˈraininess noun

reënerigheid حالَة المَطَر дъждовност pluviosidade deštivost die Regenneigung regn 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 많음 lietingumas lietainums keadaan hujan regenachtigheid regnvær deszczowość بارانى pluviosidade climă ploioasă дождливость daždivosť deževnost kišovitost regnighet ปริมาณฝนที่ตกลงมาในสถานที่นั้น ๆ yağmurluluk, çok yağmur alma 下雨，多雨 дощовитість برسات tình trạng mưa nhiều 下雨，多雨

ˈrainbow noun

the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling. reënboog قَوْس قُزَح дъга arco-íris duha der Regenbogen regnbue ουράνιο τόξοarco iris vikerkaar رنگین کمان sateenkaari arc-en-cielקשת इंद्रधनुष duga szivárvány pelangi regnbogi arcobaleno 虹 무지개 vaivorykštė varavīksne pelangi regenboogregnbuetęcza شنه زرغونه، سره زرغونه، زپړه زرغونه (كمان رستم arco-íris curcubeu радуга dúha mavrica duga regnbåge รุ้ง gök kuşağı 彩虹 веселка, райдуга قوس قزح cầu vồng 彩虹

ˈrain 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 deixar marcado ponecháno na jindy es aufschieben have til gode αναβάλλω dejar algo para más adelante (midagi) edasi lükkama به بعد موکول کردن؛ قول دعوت بعدی jättää jokin myöhemmäksi 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 بلي ورځي ته موكولول 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，改日进行

ˈraincoat noun

a waterproof coat worn to keep out the rain. reënjas مِعْطَف المَطَر дъждобран impermeável plášť do deště der Regenmantel regnfrakke αδιάβροχοimpermeable 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 بارانۍ، بارنى كوټ، باران كوټ 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

ˈraindrop noun

a single drop of rain. reëndruppel قَطْرَه дъждовна капка gota de chuva kapka deště der Regentropfen regndråbe 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 regendruppelregndråpe kropla deszczu دباران څاڅكى 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

ˈrainfall noun

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 precipitação množství srážek der Niederschlag regn; regnmængde βροχόπτωσηprecipitación sademete hulk ریزش باران؛ میزان بارندگی sademäärä précipitation כַּמוּת גֶשֶם पानी बरसना oborina, količina kiše csapadék curah hujan úrkoma pioggia 雨量 강우 krituliai nokrišņi curahan hujan regenvalregn, nedbøropad وريا 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

ˈrain forest noun

a thick tropical forest in a region where it rains a lot. reënwoud غابَة أمْطار дъждовна вода floresta tropical deštný prales der Regenwald regnskov τροπικό δάσοςselva 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 regenwoudregnskoglas tropikalny استوایی ځنګل тропический лес dažďový prales tropski gozd kišna šuma regnskog ป่าที่มีฝนตกชุก yağmur ormanı 熱帶雨林 дощовий ліс برساتی جنگل rừng mưa nhiệt đới 雨林

ˈrain-gauge noun

an instrument for measuring rainfall. reënmeter مِقْياس كَمِّيَّة المَطَر дъждомер pluviômetro dešťoměr der Niederschlagsmesser regnmåler βροχόμετροpluviómetro 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 regenmeterregnmåler deszczomierz باران سنج pluviómetro pluviometru дождемер dážďomer, zrážkomer dežemer instrument za merenje padavina regnmätare เครื่องมือวัดปริมาณฝน yağış ölçer 雨量計 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 guardar para um caso de necessidade schovat si pro strýčka Příhodu einen Notgroschen zurücklegen til dårlige tider 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 سبا ورځي ته ساتل guardar, etc., para uma eventualidade a strânge (bani albi) pentru zile negre ота��ываь на чёрный день odložiť si na horšie časy hraniti za hude čase crni dani rusta sig (spara) för sämre tider เก็บไว้ใช้ยามจำเป็น 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 chover canivetes lít jako z konve in Strömen gießen styrte ned 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 pijpenstelen regenen pøsregne, hølje ned lać jak z cebra اورښت 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 estação das chuvas období dešťů die Regenzeit regntid 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 باران زا 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 certo como a chuva v naprostém pořádku, ve zdraví ganz richtig helt i orden 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 په دیره زیاته 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

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rain

→ مَطَر, يـَمْطُرُ 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, идет дождь regn, regna ฝน, ฝนตก yağmur, yağmur yağmak mưa 下雨, 雨

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rain

n. lluvia;

v. llover.

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• Do you think it's going to rain? → هَلْ تَظُنُّ أَنَّ الـمَطَرَ سَوْفَ يَسْقُطُ؟ → Myslíte, že bude pršet? → Tror De, det vil regne? → Glauben Sie, dass es regnen wird? → Λέτε να βρέξει; → ¿Cree que va a llover? → Alkaakohan sataa? → Pensez-vous qu'il va pleuvoir ? → Mislite li da će padati kiša? → Pensa che pioverà? → 雨が降ると思いますか？ → 비가 올 것 같아요? → Denkt u dat het gaat regenen? → Tror du det kommer til å regne? → Czy sądzi Pan, że będzie padał deszcz? → O senhor acha que vai chover? → Думаете, будет дождь? → Tror ni att det kommer regna? → คุณคิดว่าฝนจะตกไหม? → Sizce yağmur yağacak mı? → Bạn có nghĩ trời sắp mưa không? → 您觉得会下雨吗？

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