rainbow

rain·bow

 (rān′bō′)

n.

1.

a. An arc of spectral colors, usually identified as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, that appears in the sky opposite the sun as a result of the refractive dispersion of sunlight in drops of rain or mist.

b. A similar arc or band, as one produced by a prism or by iridescence.

c. A graded display of colors.

2. An illusory hope: chasing the rainbow of overnight success.

3. A diverse assortment or collection.

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[Middle English, from Old English rēnboga : rēn, rain + boga, bow; see bow³.]

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rainbow

(ˈreɪnˌbəʊ)

n

1. (Physical Geography) a bow-shaped display in the sky of the colours of the spectrum, caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays through rain or mist

2.

a. any similar display of bright colours

b. (as modifier): a rainbow pattern.

3. an illusory hope: to chase rainbows.

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) of or relating to a political grouping together by several minorities, esp of different races: the rainbow coalition.

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Rainbow

(ˈreɪnˌbəʊ)

n

a member of the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association

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rain•bow

(ˈreɪnˌboʊ)

n.

1. a bow or arc of prismatic colors in the heavens opposite the sun; caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain.

2. a similar bow of colors, esp. one in the spray of a waterfall or fountain.

3. any brightly multicolored arrangement or display.

4. a wide variety or range; gamut.

5. a visionary goal.

adj.

6. of many colors; multicolored.

7. made up of diverse races, groups, etc.: a rainbow coalition.

[before 1000]

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rain·bow

(rān′bō′)

An arc-shaped spectrum of color seen in the sky opposite the sun, especially after rain, caused by the refraction and reflection of sunlight by droplets of water suspended in the air.

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rainbow

- Comes from Old Norse regnbogi (becoming Old English renboga, ren, "rain," and boga, "bend, bow") and is a bow or arch of the colors of the prism that is formed in the sky opposite to the sun by the reflection, double refraction, and dispersion of the sun's rays in falling drops of rain.

See also related terms for reflection.

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Rainbow

 a rainbow as a symbol of a past storm.

Examples: rainbow of hope, 1876; of the storms of life, 1813.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rainbow - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth arc, bow - something curved in shape
	2.	rainbow - an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows" promise, hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

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rainbow

noun

Related words
adjective iridal

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rainbow

noun

A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:

bubble, castle in the air, chimera, dream, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream.

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Translations

قَوْس قُزَح

дъга

duha

regnbue

Regenbogenbunt

ουράνιο τόξο

ĉielarko

arco irisarcoíris

رنگین کمان

sateenkaarispektrikirjavakirjomonivärinen

arc-en-ciel

duga

szivárvány

bianglalapelangi

regnbogifriðarbogi

arcobalenoiride

虹

무지개

arcus

vaivorykštė

regenbooggammaprisma

regnbue

tęcza

arco-íris

curcubeu

радугарадужный

dúha

mavrica

regnbåge

รุ้งกินน้ำ

gök kuşağıgökkuşağı

cầu vồng

彩虹

rainbow

[ˈreɪnbəʊ]

A. N → arco m iris

B. CPD the rainbow coalition N → la coalición multicolor
rainbow trout N → trucha f arco iris

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rainbow

[ˈreɪnbəʊ]

n → arc-en-ciel m
the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow → une chimère

modif [colours] → de l'arc-en-ciel; [flag] → arc-en-ciel

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rainbow

n → Regenbogen m; a dress (in) all the colours of the rainbow → ein Kleid in allen Regenbogenfarben; a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow → ein Wunschtraum m

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rainbow

:

rainbow coalition

n → Regenbogenkoalition f

rainbow family

n → Regenbogenfamilie f

rainbow flag

n → Regenbogenflagge f → or -fahne f

rainbow trout

n → Regenbogenforelle f

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rainbow

[ˈreɪnˌbəʊ] n → arcobaleno

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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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rainbow

→ قَوْس قُزَح duha regnbue Regenbogen ουράνιο τόξο arco iris, arcoíris sateenkaari arc-en-ciel duga arcobaleno 虹 무지개 regenboog regnbue tęcza arco-íris радуга regnbåge รุ้งกินน้ำ gökkuşağı cầu vồng 彩虹

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