rain

rain
rain [{{t}}reɪn]
1 noun
(a) (precipitation) pluie f;
it was pouring with rain il pleuvait à verse;
the rain was heavy il pleuvait beaucoup;
we had some rain yesterday il a plu hier;
a light rain was falling il tombait une pluie fine;
come in out of the rain rentre, ne reste pas sous la pluie;
it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;
Venice in the rain Venise sous la pluie;
the rains la saison des pluies;
come rain or shine (whatever the weather) qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente; (whatever the circumstances) quoiqu'il arrive;
{{}}familiar{{}} don't worry, you'll be as right as rain in a minute ne t'inquiète pas, ça va passer
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (of projectiles, blows) pluie f
2 intransitive verb
pleuvoir;
it's raining il pleut;
{{}}figurative{{}} arrows rained from the sky des flèches pleuvaient du ciel:
{{}}familiar{{}} it's raining cats and dogs il pleut des cordes, il tombe des hallebardes;
{{}}proverb{{}} {{}}British{{}} it never rains but it pours, {{}}American{{}} when it rains, it pours = tout arrive en même temps
3 transitive verb
faire pleuvoir;
they rained blows on his head ils firent pleuvoir des coups sur sa tête
►► {{}}American{{}} rain check = bon pour un autre match (ou spectacle) donné par suite d'une annulation à cause de la pluie;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} I'll take a rain check on that ça sera pour une autre fois ;
rain cloud nuage m de pluie;
rain dance danse f de la pluie;
rain gauge pluviomètre m;
rain shadow région f sous le vent (dans les montagnes)
rain down
1 intransitive verb
(projectiles, blows etc) pleuvoir
2 separable transitive verb
(projectiles, blows etc) faire pleuvoir
rain off separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}}
the game was rained off (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie
rain out separable transitive verb
(a) (campers)
to be rained out être chassé par la pluie
(b) {{}}American{{}}
the game was rained out (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie

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