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rain  (rn)

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.

Idiom:

rain cats and dogs Informal

To rain very heavily.

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

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rainless adj.

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rain

Noun

1.

a. water falling from the sky in drops formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere

b. a fall of rain Related adjective pluvial

2. a large quantity of anything falling rapidly: a rain of stones descended on the police

3. (come) rain or shine regardless of circumstances

4. right as rain Informal perfectly all right

Verb

1. to fall as rain: it's raining back home

2. to fall rapidly and in large quantities: steel rungs and sawdust raining down

3. rained off cancelled or postponed because of rain US and Canad term: (rained out)

See also rains [Old English regn]

rainy adj

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rain  (rn)

Water that condenses from water vapor in the atmosphere and falls to Earth as separate drops from clouds. Rain forms primarily in three ways: at weather fronts, when the water vapor in the warmer mass of air cools and condenses; along mountain ranges, when a warm mass of air is forced to rise over a mountain and its water vapor cools and condenses; and by convection in hot climates, when the water vapor in suddenly rising masses of warm air cools and condenses. See also hydrologic cycle.

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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.

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

noun 2. shower, flood, stream, hail, volley, spate, torrent, deluge

verb 3. pour, pelt (down), teem, bucket down (informal) fall, shower, drizzle, rain cats and dogs (informal) come down in buckets (informal)

verb 4. fall, shower, be dropped, sprinkle, be deposited

verb 5. bestow, pour, shower, lavish >> adjectives pluvial, pluvious

Translations

rain [reɪn] n → lluvia

vi → llover;

in the rain → bajo la lluvia;

it's raining → llueve, está lloviendo;

it's raining cats and dogs → está lloviendo a cántaros or a mares

rain [reɪn] n → pluie f

vi → pleuvoir;

in the rain → sous la pluie;

it's raining → il pleut;

it's raining cats and dogs → il pleut à torrents

rain [reɪn] n → Regen m

vi → regnen;

in the rain → im Regen;

as right as rain → voll auf der Höhe;

it's raining → es regnet;

it's raining cats and dogs → es regnet in Strömen

rain [reɪn] n → pioggia

vi → piovere;

in the rain → sotto la pioggia;

it's raining → piove;

it's raining cats and dogs → piove a catinelle

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rain

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.reënمَطَرдъждdéšťregnder Regenβροχήlluviavihmبارانsadepluieגֶּשֶםवर्षाkišaesőhujanrigningpioggia雨비lietuslietushujanregenregn(vær)deszczchuvaploaieдождьdážďdežkišaregnฝนyağmur雨дощبارشcơn mưa雨

2 a great number of things falling like rain a rain of arrows.reën, stortvloedوابِلٌ منдъждdéšťregnder Regenβροχήlluviasaduبارشsadepluie“מַבּוּל”बौछारkiša, izljevözönhujandrífapioggia～の雨비처럼 쏟아지는 것lietus, krušalietus; krusahujan lebatregen-regndeszczchuvaploaieпотокdážď, záplava, prívaldežkišaregnสิ่งที่ตกลงมาเหมือนฝนเท... yağmuru（下雨般的）一陣потоки; градبوچھاڑnhư cơn mưa（下雨般的）一阵

v

1 (only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall I think it will rain today.reënتُمْطِرваляpršetregneregnenβρέχειlloversadamaباران آمدن؛ باریدنsataapleuvoirלְהוֹרִיד גֶּשֶםवर्षा होनाkišitiesik (az eső)turun hujanrignapiovere雨が降る비가 오다; 비처럼 뿌리다lytilīthujan turunregenenregnepadaćchovera plouaидти, литьсяpršaťdeževatipadatiregnaฝนตก(yağmur) yağmak下雨вживається в безособових зворотах: іде дощبارش ہوناđổ mưa下雨

2 to (cause to) fall like rain Arrows rained down on the soldiers.reënيُمْطِر، يَنْزِل كالمَطَرваляpršetregneregnenπέφτω σαν βροχήlloverlangema, kukkumaفرود آمدن؛ ریختنsyytää, sadellapleuvoirלְהַמטִירबरसात होनाzasutizáporozmenghujaniláta rigna yfir e-npiovere雨のように降る비처럼 쏟아지다; 비처럼 내리게 하다pasipiltibirtmenimpa, menghujaniregenenregne/hagle nedsypać się(fazer) chovera cădea ca grindinaсыпать(ся)pršaťdeževatipadati kao kišaregnaตกลงมาเหมือนฝนตกyağmur gibi yağmak雨點般地落下сипати(ся)کسی چیز کا زیادہ مقدار میں گرناnhiều như mưa雨点般地落下

adj ˈrainy

having (many) showers of rain a rainy day; the rainy season; rainy weather.reënerigماطِرдъждовенdeštivýregnfuld; regn-regnerischβροχερόςlluviosovihmaneبارانیsateinenpluvieux, des pluiesגָשוּםबरसातीkišovitoesőshujanrigningar-piovoso雨の비가 오는, 비가 올 것 같은lietingaslietus-; lietainsmusim hujanregen{#169}regnværs-, regnfulldeszczowychuvosoploios, umedдождливыйdaždivýdeževenkišovitregnigซึ่งมีฝนตกyağmurlu, yağışlı多雨的дощовитийبرسات کاcó mưa多雨的

n ˈraininess

reënerigheidحالَة المَطَرдъждовностdeštivostregndie Regenneigungη ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. βροχερόlluviosidadvihmarohkusبارانی بودن؛ خیسیsateisuuspluviositéסַגרִירִיוּתबरसातीपनkišovitostsok esőkeadaan berhujanþað að vera votviðrasamurpiovosità雨降り비가 옴lietingumaslietainumskeadaan hujanregenachtigheidregnværdeszczowośćpluviosidadeclimă ploioasăдождливостьdaždivosťdeževnostkišovitostregnighetปริมาณฝนที่ตกลงมาในสถานที่นั้น ๆyağmurluluk, çok yağmur alma多雨дощовитістьبرساتtình trạng mưa nhiều多雨

n ˈrainbow

the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling. reënboogقَوْس قُزَحдъгаduharegnbueder Regenbogenουράνιο τόξοarco irisvikerkaarرنگین کمانsateenkaariarc-en-cielקֶשֶתइंद्रधनुषdugaszivárványpelangiregnbogiarcobaleno虹무지개vaivorykštėvaravīksnepelangiregenboogregnbuetęczaarco-íriscurcubeuрадугаdúhamavricadugaregnbågeรุ้งgök kuşağı彩虹веселка, райдугаقوس قزحcầu 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 doenيَطْلُب اسْتِعمال الشَّيء في وَقْتٍ لاحِقотлаганеponecháno na jindyhave til godees aufschiebenαναβάλλωmás adelante dejar algo para(midagi) edasi lükkamaبه بعد موکول کردن؛ قول دعوت بعدیremettre à plus tardלִדחוֹתकोई काम बाद में करनाljubazno odbiti poziv ili ponudukb. visszatérőjegy (esőnapra)lain kalirinvioまたの機会によろしく(우천시 주는) 차회 입장 유효권; 후일의 초대: 다음 번으로 연기하다pasinaudoti pasiūlymu vėliau(lūgt atļauju) kaut ko izdarīt citreizpercumauitnodiging voor een ander moment; uitstellen tot een andere keertilgodelapp, byttebillett; få ha noe til godemoże innym razemкак-нибудь в другой разnechať si (niečo) na neskôr, odložiť ponuku na neskôrpreložiti na drugičodložitiregnplåt, få ha ngt inneståendeถามหรือทำบางสิ่ิงในคราวหลังhakkının saklı kalmasını istemek; alacağı olmak延期перенести на другий разبعد کے وقت کے لیے دیا گیا دعوت نامہhẹn lần sau延期

n ˈraincoat

a waterproof coat worn to keep out the rain. reënjasمِعْطَف المَطَرдъждобранplášť do deštěregnfrakkeder Regenmantelαδιάβροχοimpermeablevihmamantelپالتو؛ بارانیsadetakkiimperméableמְעִיל גֶּשֶםबरसातीkišna kabanicaesőkabátjas hujanregnkápa/-frakkiimpermeabileレインコート비옷lietpaltislietusmētelisbaju hujanregenjasregnkåpe/-frakkpłaszcz nieprzemakalnyimpermeávelimpermeabilплащplášť do dažďadežni plaščkišna kabanicaregnrockเสื้อกันฝนyağmurluk雨衣плащبارش سے بچنے کے لیے پہنا جانے والا کوٹáo mưa雨衣

n ˈraindrop

a single drop of rain. reëndruppelقَطْرَهдъждовна капкаkapka deštěregndråbeder Regentropfenσταγόνα βροχήςgota de lluviavihmapiiskقطره بارانvesipisaragoutte de pluieטִיפַּת גֶשֶםवर्षा की एक बूंदkišna kapesőcsepptitik air hujanregndropigoccia di pioggia雨滴빗방울lietaus lašaslietus lāsetitisan hujanregendruppelregndråpekropla deszczugota de chuvapică­tură de ploaieкапля дождяdažďová kvapkadežna kapljakap kišeregndroppeหยดน้ำฝนyağmur damlası雨點дощова крапляبارش کا قطرہhạt mưa雨点

n ˈrainfall

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.reënvalإمْطارвалежmnožství srážekregn; regnmængdeder Niederschlagβροχόπτωσηprecipitaciónsademete hulkریزش باران؛ میزان بارندگیsademääräprécipitation(s)כַּמוּת גֶשֶםपानी बरसनाoborina, količina kišecsapadékcurah hujanúrkoma(quantit? di)pioggia雨量강우(량)krituliainokrišņicurahan hujanregenvalregn, nedbøropad(y)precipitaçãopre­cipitaţiiколичество осадковmnožstvo zrážokpadavinekoličina padavinaregnmängd, nederbördปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ตกลงมาyağış miktarı降雨量кількість опадівبارش کی بوچھاڑlượng mưa降雨量

n ˈrain forest

a thick tropical forest in a region where it rains a lot. reënwoudغابَة أمْطارдъждовна водаdeštný pralesregnskovder Regenwaldτροπικό δάσοςselva tropicalvihmametsجنگل استواییforêt tropicaleיַעַר גֶשֶםवर्षा वनkišna šumaesőerdőhutan hujan tropisforesta pluviale熱帯雨林열대 우림drėgna atogrąžų giriatropu mežstadahan hujanregenwoudregnskoglas tropikalnyтропический лесdažďový pralestropski gozdkišna šumaregnskogป่าที่มีฝนตกชุกyağmur ormanı(熱帶的)雨林дощовий лісبرساتی جنگلrừng mưa nhiệt đới(热带的)雨林

n ˈrain-gauge

an instrument for measuring rainfall. reënmeterمِقْياس كَمِّيَّة المَطَرдъждомерdešťoměrregnmålerder Niederschlagsmesserβροχόμετροpluviómetrosademetemõõturباران سنجsademittaripluviomètreמַד גֶשֶםवर्षामापी, वृष्टिमापीkišomjeresőmérőalat pengukur curah hujanúrkomumælirpluviometro雨量計우량계lietmatislietusmērstolok hujanregenmeterregnmålerdeszczomierzpluviómetropluviometruдождемерdážďomer, zrážkomerdežemerinstrument za merenje padavinaregnmätareเครื่องมือวัดปริมาณฝนyağış ölçer雨量器дощомірبارش پیماmáy 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 reëndagيَدَّخِر لِوَقْت الحاجَهспестявам за черни дниschovat si pro strýčka Příhodutil dårlige tidereinen Notgroschen zurücklegenβάζω στην άκρη για ώρα ανάγκηςahorrar para los tiempos difícileskehvade päevade jaoks kõrvale panemaبرای روز مبادا نگه داشتنsäästää pahan päivän varallegarder pour les mauvais joursלַחסוֹך לְעֵת צַרָהजरूरत के दिनों के लिए बचाए रखनाčuvati ili štedjeti za crne danenehéz időkre félreteszberpikiran terbukaspara til að eiga þegar kreppir að(risparmiare per i tempi difficili)万一に備える끊임없이 ...의 정보를 얻어내다; ...과의 접촉이 끊어지다laikyti/taupyti juodai dienaiatlikt/taupīt nebaltai dienaisediakan payung sebelum hujaneen appeltje voor de dorst bewarenlegge noe til side for trangere tidertrzymać/odkładać na czarną godzinęguardar, etc., para uma eventualidadea strânge (bani albi) pentru zile negreоткладывать на чёрный деньodložiť si na horšie časyhraniti za hude časecrni danirusta sig (spara) för sämre tiderเก็บกักdar günler için para ayırmak未雨綢繆тримати на чорний деньآڑے وقت کے لیے بچ کر رکھناtích cốc phòng cơ未雨绸缪

rain cats and dogs

to rain very hard. reën baie hardتَهْطُل الأمطار بِغَزارَهвали из ведроlít jako z konvestyrte nedin Strömen gießenβρέχει με το τουλούμιllover a cántarosnagu oavarrest sadamaشدیدا باریدنsataa kuin saavista kaataenpleuvoir à seauxגֶשֶם חַזָקमूसलाधार बारिश होनाlijevati kao iz kablaúgy esik, mintha dézsából öntenékhujan lebathellirignapiovere a dirotto/catinelleどしゃぶりになる비가 억수같이 쏟아지다pilti kaip iš kibirogāzt kā ar spaiņiemhujan ributpijpestelen regenenpøsregne, hølje nedlać jak z cebraa potes chovera ploua cu găleataлить как из ведраliať ako z krhlyliti kot iz škafajako padati - za kišustå som spön i backenฝนตกลงมาอย่างหนักbardaktan boşanırcasına yağmak傾盆大雨дощ ллє як із відраتیز بارش ہوناmưa to倾盆大雨

the rains

(in tropical countries) the rainy season. reënseisoenموسِم الأمطار الإسْتِوائِيَّهдъждовният сезонobdobí dešťůregntiddie Regenzeitη εποχή των βροχώνla estación de lluviasvihmaperioodباران زاsadekausisaison des pluiesעוֹנַת הַגשָמִיםबारिश का मौसमsezona kišeesős időszakmusim hujanregntíminn(stagione delle piogge)雨期우기liūčių metaslietus periodsmusim tengkujuhde regentijdregntidapora deszczowaa estação das chuvasanotimp ploiosсезон дождейobdobie dažďovdeževna dobakišna sezonaregntidenฤดูฝนyağmur mevsimi雨季сезон дощівبرسات کا موسمmùa mưa雨季

(as) right as rain

perfectly all right; completely well. alles in die haakعلى ما يُرامперфектноv naprostém pořádku, ve zdravíhelt i ordenganz richtigμια χαράestar perfectamente, estar perfecto de salud, estar sano como una manzanaterve nagu purikasبه مقدار زیادterve kuin pukkien parfait état/parfaite santéבְסֶדֶר גָמוּרपूर्ण स्वस्थoporavljen, zdravmakkegészséges, kitűnő állapotban (van)tepat sekalií prÿðilegu ástandi; algjörlega heilbrigður(benissimo), (in perfetta salute)全く調子が良い완벽한, 나무랄 데 없는sveikas kaip ridikasvesels kā rutkstepatin orde helemaali orden heltzdrów jak rybamesmo bemsănătos tun; complet refăcutв полном порядкеv úplnom poriadku, v zdravív najlepšem redusavršeno u reduprima, helt i sin ordningถูกต้องทุกอย่างsapasağlam, turp gibi十分正确цілком здоровийصحت مند ہوناđâu vào đó; mạnh khỏe cả十分正确