rain

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A noun referring to water that falls from clouds in the sky, typically in drops.

ruВода, падающая с облаков в виде капель.esAgua que cae de las nubes en forma de gotas. También se refiere al conjunto de precipitaciones acuosas y al tiempo lluvioso.frEau tombant des nuages sous forme de gouttes. Peut aussi désigner une période de temps pluvieux.deWasser, das in Form von Tropfen aus Wolken fällt. Auch die Gesamtheit der fallenden Tropfen oder die Regenzeit.ptÁgua que cai das nuvens em gotas; precipitação que pode variar de chuvisco a temporal.zh从云中降落的水滴。也可指下雨这一天气现象或大量降下的事物。arالماء المتساقط من السحاب على شكل قطرات. ويشمل التساقط الخفيف والغزير والرذاذ.

1. Precipitation A1 formal

   Water droplets falling from the sky as a form of precipitation.

   • Heavy rain caused flooding in the streets.
   • We need rain for the crops to grow.
   • The rain stopped just before the picnic started.

   ruДождьeslluviafrpluie (précipitation)deRegenptChuvazh雨arمطر

   Synonyme: downpourdrizzleprecipitationrainfallshowersprinkle

2. Rainfall or shower A1 informal

   A fall of rain; a shower.

   • There was a light rain all morning.
   • The rain came down in torrents.
   • We got caught in the rain without umbrellas.

   ruДождьesLluviafrPluie (chute de pluie)deRegenptChuvazh雨arالمطر

   Synonyme: cloudburstdownpourdrizzleprecipitationrainfallrainstormshowersprinkle

• rains plural form
• rains' possessive plural form
• rain's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of water falling from the sky in drops.

ruГлагол, обозначающий действие падения воды с неба в виде капель.esVerbo que indica la caída de agua desde el cielo en forma de gotas, así como el acto de dejar caer algo en gran cantidad o de manera abundante.frVerbe désignant l'action de l'eau tombant du ciel sous forme de gouttes.deRegnen bedeutet, dass Wasser in Form von Tropfen aus den Wolken auf die Erde fällt. Es kann stark oder schwach regnen; im übertragenen Sinn kann auch etwas in großer Menge herabkommen.ptVerbo que indica a queda de água do céu em forma de gotas; chover.zh指水以雨滴形式从天空落下的动作，也泛指大量落下或倾泻。arفعل يدل على نزول الماء من السماء على شكل قطرات، ويُستعمل أيضاً مجازاً بمعنى تتابع شيء بكثرة أو هطول شيء بغزارة.

1. Fall as precipitation A1 formal

   To fall from the sky as water droplets; to have rain.

   • It is raining heavily outside.
   • Rain will start to fall around noon.
   • The sky darkened and it began to rain.

   ruИдти дождёмeslloverfrtomber (en parlant de la pluie)deRegnenptChoverzh下雨arأمطر

   Synonyme: come downdrizzlepourprecipitateshowersprinkle

2. Fall or shower down B1 informal

   To fall or be showered down in large quantities.

   • Confetti rained down on the parade.
   • The stage rained with flowers from the audience.
   • Bullets rained around them during the battle.

   ruЛить как из ведраescaer en abundanciafrtomber en abondancedeIn Strömen fallenptCair em grande quantidadezh倾泻而下arينهمر بغزارة

   Synonyme: come downhailpeltpourshower

3. Rain blows or punches B2 informal

   To deliver a rapid series of blows or hits.

   • The boxer rained punches on his opponent.
   • She rained kicks on the punching bag.
   • The children rained questions on the teacher.

   ruЛить ударыesLlover golpesfrpleuvoir (des coups)deSchläge hageln lassenptChover golpeszh连续猛击arأمطر الضربات

   Synonyme: batterbombardhammerpeltpummelshower

• rained past participle
• rained past simple
• raining present participle
• rains third person singular

Phrasal-Varianten: rain downrain out