rain (r n)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. Phrasal Verb: 1. To send or pour down. 2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads. rain out Idiom: To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out. rain cats and dogs Informal To rain very heavily. [Middle English, from Old English regn, r  n.]rain  less adj. |
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
| 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. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rain - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmospheremonsoon - 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 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 cloudsfresh water, freshwater - water that is not salty | |
| 3. |  rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"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" come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" 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!" |
rain
verb 3. pour, pelt (down), teem, bucket down (informal) fall, shower, drizzle, rain cats and dogs (informal) come down in buckets (informal)
Translations
rain [reɪn] n → pluie f
vi → pleuvoir;
it's raining → il pleut;
it's raining cats and dogs → il pleut à torrents
rain [reɪn] n → pioggia
vi → piovere;
it's raining → piove;
it's raining cats and dogs → piove a catinelle
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 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 쏟아지는 것 lietus, kruša lietus; krusa hujan lebat regen -regn deszcz chuva ploaie поток dážď, záplava, príval dež kiša regn สิ่งที่ตกลงมาเหมือนฝนเท ... yağmuru （下雨般的）一陣 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 오다; 비처럼 뿌리다 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 syytää, sadella pleuvoir לְהַמטִיר बरसात होना zasuti záporoz menghujani láta rigna yfir e-n piovere 雨のように降る 비처럼 쏟아지다; 비처럼 내리게 하다 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 오는, 비가 올 것 같은 lietingas lietus-; lietains musim hujan regen{#169} regnværs-, regnfull deszczowy chuvoso ploios, umed дождливый daždivý deževen kišovit regnig ซึ่งมีฝนตก yağmurlu, yağışlı 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 más adelante dejar algo para (midagi) edasi lükkama به بعد موکول کردن؛ قول دعوت بعدی plus tard remettre à 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 (우천시 주는) 차회 입장 유효권; 후일의 초대: 다음 번으로 연기하다 pasinaudoti pasiūlymu vėliau (lūgt atļauju) kaut ko izdarīt citreiz percuma uitnodiging voor een ander moment; een andere keer uitstellen tot 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 延期 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 vesipisara 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 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(량) 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 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 (熱帶的)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 끊임없이 ...의 정보를 얻어내다; ...과의 접촉이 끊어지다 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 kuin saavista kaataen 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 a potes chover 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 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 완벽한, 나무랄 데 없는 sveikas kaip ridikas vesels kā rutks tepat in orde helemaal i orden helt 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 十分正确 цілком здоровий صحت مند ہونا đâu vào đó; mạnh khỏe cả 十分正确
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