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1 it is pouring cats and dogs
разг.≈ льёт как из ведра, идёт проливной дождь [выражение с гл. to rain восходит к Дж. Свифту; см. цитату]Ld. Sparkish: "I know Sir John will go, tho' he was sure it would rain Cats and Dogs..." (J. Swift, ‘Swift's Polite Conversation’, ‘Dialogue II’) — Лорд Спаркиш: "Я знаю, что сэр Джон все равно пойдет туда, хотя и не сомневается, что попадет под проливной дождь."
‘What sort of day is it?’ ‘It's raining cats and dogs.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘Signed with Their Honour’, ch. 5) — - Какая погода? - Льет как из ведра.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > it is pouring cats and dogs
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2 it is pouring cats and dogs
Общая лексика: льёт как из ведраУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is pouring cats and dogs
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3 it is pouring (or raining) cats and dogs
paзг.идёт пpoливнoй дoждь; льёт кaк из вeдpa [выpaжeниe c гл. to rain вocxoдит к Джoнaтaну Cвифту]'What sort of day is it?' 'It's raining cats and dogs' (J. Aldridge)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > it is pouring (or raining) cats and dogs
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4 изливам
1. pour out; empty2. (метал и пр.) cast(правя отливка) mould, found3. прен. vent, unleash, give vent (to)изливам злобата си против get o.'s knife intoизливам се pour out, run out, flow, streamдъждът се изля като из ведро the rain lashed down in torrents, it was pouring cats and dogsгневът му се изля върху животното his fury descended on the animal* * *излѝвам,гл.1. pour out; empty; \изливам в мивката throw s.th. down the drain; \изливам вода върху throw water on;3. прен. vent, unleash, give vent (to); \изливам злобата си get o.’s knife into; \изливам мъката си unburden o.’s heart, unbosom o.s. ( пред to); \изливам яда си give vent to o.’s anger;\изливам се pour out, run out, flow, stream; дъждът се изля като из ведро the rain lashed down in torrents, it was pouring cats and dogs; • гневът му се изля върху животното his fury descended on the animal.* * *disembogue; empty{`empti}; pour; run; teem (метал.); tip off (от съд); vent* * *1. (метал и пр.) cast 2. (правя отливка) mould, found 3. pour out;empty 4. ИЗЛИВАМ ce pour out, run out, flow, stream 5. ИЗЛИВАМ злобата си против get o.'s knife into 6. ИЗЛИВАМ мъката си unburden o.'s heart, unbosom o.s. (пред to) 7. гневът му се изля върху животното his fury descended on the animal 8. дъждът се изля като из ведро the rain lashed down in torrents, it was pouring cats and dogs 9. прен. vent, unleash, give vent (to) -
5 льёт как из ведра
1) General subject: it is pouring, it is pouring cats and dogs, it is pouring with rain, it is raining pitchfork, (дождь) it is showering, it's teeming with rain, (дождь) the rain is coming down in sheets, the rain is pouring, it's raining like anything, rain buckets, it rains fit to drown a duck, it is raining cats and dogs2) American: it rains pitchforks3) Makarov: it is showering, it's raining like hell -
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муж.
1) rain мелкий дождь, моросящий дождь ≈ drizzle идет проливной дождь ≈ it is pouring, it pours под дождем, на дожде ≈ in the rain под шум дождя ≈ to the accompaniment of the rain;
with the sound of rain in the background временами дожди (в сводке погоды) ≈ occasional showers кислотный дождь ≈ acid rain, acid-rain проливной дождь ≈ downpour частый дождь ≈ steady rain грибной дождь ≈ rain through sunshine дробный дождь ≈ fine rain грозовые дожди ≈ thunderstorms дождь идет ≈ it is raining, it rains дождь моросит ≈ it is drizzling, it drizzles без дождя
2) перен. rain, hail, cascade дождь искр сыпаться дождем ∙ дождь льет как из ведра ≈ it is pouring cats and dogs идиом.;
разг.м. rain (тж. перен.) ;
мелкий ~ drizzle;
проливной ~ downpour;
~ идёт it rains, it is raining;
идёт сильный ~ it is raining heavily;
в ~, под дождём in the rain;
~ льёт как из ведра it is raining cats and dogs;
~ перестал the rain has stopped, it has stopped raining;
золотой ~ искр а golden rain of sparks. -
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муж.1) rainмелкий дождь, моросящий дождь — drizzle
идет проливной дождь — it is pouring, it pours
под дождем, на дожде — in the rain
под шум дождя — to the accompaniment of the rain; with the sound of rain in the background
дождь идет — it is raining, it rains
дождь моросит — it is drizzling, it drizzles
кислотный дождь — acid rain, acid-rain
проливной дождь — downpour, cloudburst
2) перен. rain, hail, cascade- сыпаться дождем••дождь льет как из ведра — it is pouring cats and dogs идиом.; разг.
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9 излея
излѐя,излѝвам гл.1. pour out; empty; \излея в мивката throw s.th. down the drain; \излея вода върху throw water on;3. прен. vent, unleash, give vent (to); \излея злобата си get o.’s knife into; \излея мъката си unburden o.’s heart, unbosom o.s. ( пред to); \излея яда си give vent to o.’s anger;\излея се pour out, run out, flow, stream; дъждът се изля като из ведро the rain lashed down in torrents, it was pouring cats and dogs; • гневът му се изля върху животното his fury descended on the animal. -
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pouring, torrentialпроливен дъжд a pouring/torrential/driving/pelting rain; downpour(краткотраен) shower* * *пролѝвен,прил., -на, -но, -ни pouring, torrential; вали \проливенен дъжд it is pouring (with rain), разг. it is raining cats and dogs; \проливенен дъжд pouring/torrential/driving/ pelting rain; downpour; ( краткотраен) shower.* * *1. (краткотраен) shower 2. pouring, torrential 3. ПРОЛИВЕН дъжд a pouring/torrential/driving/pelting rain;downpour 4. вали ПРОЛИВЕН дъжд it is pouring (with rain), разг. it is raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes -
11 llover
v.to rain.está lloviendo it's rainingnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyonellueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after anotherél, como quien oye llover (figurative) he wasn't paying a blind bit of attentionha llovido mucho desde entonces (figurative) a lot of water has passed o gone under the bridge since thenLlovieron piedras It rained stones.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd pers; it does not take a subject)1 to rain\como llovido del cielo out of the bluecomo quien oye llover like water off a duck's backha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water's passed under the bridge since thenllover a cántaros to pour down, rain cats and dogssiempre llueve sobre mojado it never rains but it poursnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone* * *verb* * *VI1) (Meteo) to raincomo llovido del cielo —
llegar o venir (como) llovido del cielo — [inesperado] to come (totally) out of the blue; [muy oportuno] to be a godsend, come just at the right time
llover sobre mojado —
2)lloverle algo a algn —
* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex. Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.----* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *llover [E9 ][ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] to rainparece que va a llover it looks as though it's going to rain, it looks like rainse puso or ( AmL) se largó a llover it started o began to rainnos llovió todo el fin de semana ( fam); it rained all weekend, we had rain all weekendayer llovió con ganas it poured (with rain) yesterdayha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since thenllover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched countrydecirnos que ha gastado el dinero es llover sobre mojado telling us he's spent the money only makes matters worse o is really adding insult to injuryllueva o truene come rain or shine, no matter whatllueve/llovía a cántaros or chuzos or mares it's/it was raining cats and dogs, it's/it was pouring o ( BrE) bucketing downnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everybodyvilas desgracias llovieron sobre nosotros misfortunes rained down on us(+ me/te/le etc): le llovieron golpes blows rained down on himle llovieron piropos/regalos she was showered with compliments/giftsle han llovido las ofertas de trabajo she's been deluged o inundated with offers of work■ lloverse‹techo/azotea› to leak* * *
llover ( conjugate llover) v impers
to rain;
llueve a cántaros or a mares or a chuzos it's pouring (with rain)
llover verbo impersonal to rain
♦ Locuciones: ha llovido mucho desde entonces, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then
llover a mares, to rain cats and dogs
llovido del cielo, out of the blue
' llover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cántaro
- oscurecerse
- que
- chuzo
- creer
- dicha
- duro
- fuerte
- gana
- hasta
- llueva
- parar
- parecer
- poner
English:
afraid
- alter
- as
- begin
- bound
- bucket
- cease
- certain
- close
- come on
- come out
- fortunately
- go
- hard
- heavily
- inside
- let up
- pelt
- piss
- pour down
- rain
- rain down
- shower
- steadily
- teem
- tend
- beat
- cat
- hold
- in
- pour
- relief
- roll
- soon
- stop
* * *♦ v impersonalto rain;está lloviendo it's raining;CSurse largó a llover it suddenly started raining;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone;llueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after another;él, como quien oye llover he wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention o Br a blind bit of notice;ha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has passed o gone Br under the bridge o US over the dam since then;como llovido del cielo: el trabajo me cayó o [m5] llegó como llovido del cielo the job fell into my lap;la ayuda cayó o [m5] llegó como llovida del cielo the help came just at the right moment, the help was a godsend;Am Humanda a la esquina a ver si llueve go and play with the traffic♦ vile llueven las ofertas offers are raining down on him;las peticiones de indulto llovieron sobre el presidente the president was inundated with pleas for pardon;le llovieron las felicitaciones everyone rushed to congratulate her;sobre esa familia han llovido las desgracias misfortune has rained down on that family, that family has suffered one misfortune after another* * *v/i rain;llueve it is raining;llover sobre mojado fig fam be one thing after another;es como quien oye llover it’s like talking to a wall;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can’t please everybody* * *llover {47} v impers: to rainestá lloviendo: it's rainingllover a cántaros: to rain cats and dogsllover vi: to rain down, to showerle llovieron regalos: he was showered with gifts* * *llover vb to rain¿llueve? is it raining? -
12 mar
f. & m.1 sea (also figurative).veranean en el mar they spend their summer holidays at the seasidehacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to seaalta mar high seasa mares a lotllover a mares to rain bucketsmar abierto the open seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa rough o stormy seamar rizada choppy seael mar Báltico the Baltic Seael mar Cantábrico the Cantabrian Seael mar Caribe the Caribbean Seael mar Caspio the Caspian Seael mar Egeo the Aegean Seael mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Seael mar Muerto the Dead Seael mar del Norte the North Seael mar Negro the Black Seael mar Rojo the red SeaUn mar de gente A great number of people.2 EAR, enlarged access resources.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (gen) sea2 (marejada) swell\en alta mar on the high sea, on the open seaestar hecho,-a un mar de lágrimas to be crying his/her eyes out, be in floods of tearshacerse a la mar to put (out) to sea, set sailllover a mares to rain cats and dogs, bucket down¡pelillos a la mar! familiar let bygones be bygones!por mar by seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa heavy seamar picada rough seamar rizada slightly choppy sea* * *noun mf.* * *ISM[a veces] SF1) (Geog) seael fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea, the seabed
una casa al lado del mar — a house by the sea o on the coast
el o la mar estaba en calma — the sea was calm
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en alta mar — on the high seas•
echarse a la mar — to set sail•
mar de fondo — (lit) groundswell; (fig) underlying tension•
por mar — by sea, by boat•
los siete mares — the seven seas- me cago en la mar saladamar Cantábrico — Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea
brazo 4), golpe 11)mar de arena — poét sand dunes pl, desert wastes pl poét
2) (=marea) tide3) (=abundancia)a)• un mar de diferencia — a world of difference
hay un mar de diferencia entre las dos expresiones — there is a world of difference between the two expressions
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estar hecho un mar de dudas — to be full of doubt, be beset with doubts frmb)• a mares, estaba llorando a mares — she was crying her eyes out
estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el camino — it was raining cats and dogs o it was pouring (down) the whole way
c)la mar de * —
estoy la mar de contento — I'm ever so happy, I'm over the moon *
lo hemos pasado la mar de bien — we had a whale of a time * o a great time
IIen Lisboa vivimos la mar de bien — we live ever so well in Lisbon, we love living in Lisbon
SF [eufemismo] de madre in obscene expressionsIIIEXCL (Mil) march!* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.----* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *A ( Geog) seala vida en el mar life at seaa orillas del mar by the seael mar estaba como un plato or una balsa the sea was like a millpondel mar está picado or rizado the sea is choppyel mar estaba agitado or revuelto the sea was roughel fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the seamar abierto open seala corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the currentla tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro they were caught out at sea by the stormhacerse a la mar ( liter); to set sailpor mar by seaa mares ( fam): llovió a mares it poured with rain, it bucketed down ( BrE colloq), it rained cats and dogssudaba a mares he was sweating streams, he was streaming o pouring with sweatarar en el mar to flog a dead horsela mar en coche ( RPl fam): una cena con champán, el mejor caviar y la mar en coche a meal complete with champagne, the finest caviar, the works o the whole shebang o the whole caboodle ( colloq)surcar los siete mares to sail the seven seasquien no se arriesga no pasa la mar nothing ventured, nothing gainedCompuestos:Adriatic SeaYellow SeaBaltic SeaBay of BiscayCaribbean SeaCaspian SeaBarents SeaChina Sea(marejada) swellparece que se llevan muy bien pero hay mucho mar de fondo on the surface they seem to get on really well but underneath it all there's a lot of tension o but there's a lot of underlying tensionCaribbean SeaNorth Sea● mar EgeoAegean Searough o heavy seainland seaIonian SeaMediterranean SeaDead SeaBlack Seaterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 200 mile limit)● mar RojoRed Sea● mar territorial or jurisdiccionalterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 12 mile limit)Tyrrhenian SeaB(costa): el mar the coast¿prefieres ir al mar o a la montaña? would you prefer to go to the coast o to the seaside or to the mountains?C1(indicando abundancia, profusión): un mar de …: está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubtstiene un mar de problemas he has no end of problemsestaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears2(abismo): hay un mar de diferencia entre los dos países there's a world of difference between the two countries3es la mar de simpática she's so nicelo pasamos la mar de bien we had a whale of a time ( colloq)el vestido te queda la mar de bien the dress suits you perfectly, the dress looks really good on youtengo la mar de cosas que contarte I have loads of things to tell you ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
mar
mar.
mar sustantivo masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)
1 (Geog) sea;
el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea;
mar abierto open sea;
la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current;
hacerse a la mar (liter) to set sail;
por mar by sea;
mar Cantábrico Bay of Biscay;
mar de las Antillas Caribbean Sea;
mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea;
mar gruesa rough o heavy sea
2 ( costa):
mar
I sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sea: ayer había mucha mar, there was a heavy sea yesterday
en alta mar, on the high seas
mar adentro, out to sea
II sustantivo masculino
1 sea
Mar Cantábrico, Cantabrian Sea
2 (gran cantidad) un mar de deudas, a flood of debts
♦ Locuciones: a mares, a lot: lloraba a mares, he was in floods of tears
hacerse a la mar, to set sail
la mar de, really, very: es una niña la mar de despierta, she's a really clever girl
' mar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- arrastrar
- bonanza
- borde
- bramar
- bramido
- brava
- bravo
- buey
- cala
- chalet
- contramaestre
- crucero
- deslucir
- embravecerse
- encresparse
- erizo
- espuma
- estrella
- faenar
- golpe
- gruesa
- grueso
- langosta
- lengua
- loba
- lobo
- manga
- mareo
- nivel
- nublar
- nudo
- oleada
- orientarse
- orilla
- picada
- picado
- picarse
- puerto
- respeto
- revuelta
- revuelto
- ribera
- rizada
English:
above
- afloat
- bass
- bathe
- bed
- breaker
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- choppy
- crossing
- Dead Sea
- facing
- groundswell
- hair
- heavy
- lap
- lost
- mar
- Mediterranean
- mighty
- navigate
- paddle
- prospect
- put out
- quagmire
- quit
- raging
- reclaim
- Red Sea
- rig
- rise
- roar
- rock
- rough
- sail
- sea
- sea dog
- sea-fish
- sea-level
- sea-water
- seabed
- seahorse
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- shore
- sink
- smooth
- splendid
* * *mar nm o nf Note that the feminine is used in literary language, by people such as fishermen with a close connection with the sea, and in some idiomatic expressions.1. [océano, masa de agua] sea;al nivel del mar at sea level;se cayó al mar she fell into the sea;hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea;pasan meses en el mar [navegando] they spend months at sea;mar adentro out to sea;por mar [viajar, enviar] by sea;un viaje por mar a sea voyage;Literariosurcar los mares to ply the seas;a mares: llover a mares to rain cats and dogs;lloraba a mares she was crying her eyes out;sudaba a mares he was sweating buckets;RP Famla mar en coche the whole shebang;Esp muy Fam Esp Fam Euf mar abierto open sea;el mar Adriático the Adriatic Sea;el mar Amarillo the Yellow Sea;el mar Arábigo the Arabian Sea;el mar de Aral the Aral Sea;mar arbolada = rough sea with waves between 6 and 9 metres in height;el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea;mar calma calm sea;el mar Cantábrico the Bay of Biscay;el mar Caribe the Caribbean (Sea);el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea;el mar de China the China Sea;el mar de(l) Coral the Coral Sea;el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea;también Fig mar de fondo groundswell;el asunto ha creado mucha mar de fondo en la opinión pública the affair has given rise to a groundswell of public opinion;mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres;un mar interior an inland sea;el mar de Irlanda the Irish Sea;el mar Jónico the Ionian Sea;mar llana calm sea;el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea;el mar Muerto the Dead Sea;el mar Negro the Black Sea;el mar del Norte the North Sea;mar picada very choppy sea;mar rizada choppy sea;el mar Rojo the Red Sea;el mar de los Sargazos the Sargasso Sea2. [litoral] seaside;nos vamos a vivir al mar we're going to live by the sea;una casa en el mar a house by the sea;junto al mar at the seasideun mar de sangre a river of blood;estoy inmersa en un mar de dudas I'm plagued with doubts;estar hecho un mar de lágrimas to be crying one's eyes out[muy] dead;es la mar de inteligente she's dead intelligent;todo va la mar de lento everything's going dead slowly;está la mar de nerviosa she's dead nervous;tengo la mar de cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do* * *m (also f) GEOG sea;los mares del Sur the South Seas;alta mar high seas pl ;sudaba a mares fig fam the sweat was pouring off him fam ;llover a mares fig fam pour, bucket down fam ;hacerse a la mar put to sea* * *mar nmf1) : seaun mar agitado: a rough seahacerse a la mar: to set sail2)alta mar : high seas* * *mar n sea -
13 cántaro
m.1 clay jar.2 pitcher, jug.3 amphora, large two-handle storage jar generally used for wine or oil, pelike, stamnos.* * *1 (vasija) pitcher2 (contenido) pitcherful\llover a cántaros figurado to rain cats and dogs* * *SM1) (=vasija) pitcher, jug; (=cantidad) jugful* * *masculino pitcher, jug* * *= pitcher.Ex. It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.----* a cántaros = cats and dogs.* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lluvia a cántaros = pouring rain.* * *masculino pitcher, jug* * *= pitcher.Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.
* a cántaros = cats and dogs.* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lluvia a cántaros = pouring rain.* * *pitcher, jugllover a cántaros to pour with rain, to rain cats and dogs ( colloq)tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al fin se rompe you/he shouldn't push your/his luck ( colloq)* * *
cántaro sustantivo masculino
pitcher, jug;
cántaro sustantivo masculino pitcher
♦ Locuciones: figurado llover a cántaros, to pour with rain
' cántaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánfora
- panza
English:
pitcher
* * *cántaro nmlarge pitcher;a cántaros in torrents;llover a cántaros to rain cats and dogs* * *m pitcher;llover a cántaros fam pour (down);alma de cántaro fam simple soul* * *cántaro nm1) : pitcher, jug2)* * *cántaro n pitcher -
14 дъжд
1. rainпроливен/пороен дъжд torrential/pouring rain, downpour, cloudburst, cataractкраткотраен проливен дъжд showerдъжд и буря rain-stormвали силен/проливен дъжд it,, is raining heavilyразг. it is raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakesдъждът престана the rain has stopped, it has stopped rainingпризнаци на дъжд a sign/threat of rainпод/в дъжда in the rain2. прен. (поток от нещо) shower, rain. ( от куршуми и) flightдъжд от искри a shower of sparksслед дъжд качулка wise after the event, lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, a day too late for the fair* * *дъжд,м., -овѐ 1. rain; вали \дъжд it is raining, it rains; вали \дъжд като из ведро it is pouring with rain; разг. it is raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes; it is bucketing down; вали силен/проливен \дъжд it is raining heavily; \дъжд и буря rain-storm; \дъжд, не \дъжд rain or shine; излизам в \дъжда go out into the rain; краткотраен проливен \дъжд shower; на \дъжд е it looks like rain(ing), it is turning to rain; под/в \дъжда in the rain; признаци на \дъжд sign/threat of rain; проливен/пороен \дъжд torrential/pouring rain, downpour, cloudburst, cataract; пръска \дъжд it is spotting/spattering with rain; ситен \дъжд drizzle, mizzle, fine/drizzling rain; шибащ \дъжд slashing/pelting/driving rain;2. прен. ( поток от нещо) shower, rain, (от куршуми и пр.) flight; \дъжд от искри a shower of sparks; звезден \дъжд star shower; метеоритен \дъжд meteor shower; • от \дъжд на вятър once in a blue moon, at long intervals; след \дъжд качулка wise after the event, lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, a day too late for the fair.* * *rain: drizzling дъжд - ситен дъжд* * *1. rain 2. ДЪЖД и буря rain-storm 3. ДЪЖД от искри a shower of sparks 4. ДЪЖД, не ДЪЖД rain or shine 5. ДЪЖДът престана the rain has stopped, it has stopped raining 6. вали ДЪЖД it is raining, it rains 7. вали ДЪЖД като из ведро it is pouring with rain 8. вали силен/проливен ДЪЖД it,, is raining heavily 9. звезден ДЪЖД a star shower 10. излизам в ДЪЖДа go out into the rain 11. краткотраен проливен ДЪЖД shower 12. на ДЪЖД е it looks like rain(ing), it is turning to rain 13. от ДЪЖД на вятър once in a blue moon, at long intervals 14. под/в ДЪЖДа in the rain 15. прен. (поток от нещо) shower, rain. (от куршуми и) flight 16. признаци на ДЪЖД a sign/threat of rain 17. проливен/пороен ДЪЖД torrential/pouring rain, downpour, cloudburst, cataract 18. пръска ДЪЖД it is spotting/spattering with rain 19. разг. it is raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes 20. ситен ДЪЖД drizzle, mizzle, fine/ drizzling rain 21. след ДЪЖД качулка wise after the event, lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, a day too late for the fair 22. шибащ ДЪЖД slashing/pelting/driving rain -
15 diluviar
v.to pour with rain.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in 3rd person singular; it does not take a subject)1 to pour with rain, pour down* * ** * *verbo intransitivo to pour (with rain)* * *= the heavens + open, rain + cats and dogs, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.----* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.* * *verbo intransitivo to pour (with rain)* * *= the heavens + open, rain + cats and dogs, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.
Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.* * *diluviar [A1 ]vito pour, pour with rain, pour downno salgas, que está diluviando don't go out, it's pouring* * *
diluviar ( conjugate diluviar) verbo intransitivo
to pour (with rain)
diluviar verbo impersonal to pour with rain
' diluviar' also found in these entries:
English:
rain down
- pour
* * *diluviar v impersonalto pour with rain;está diluviando it's pouring with rain* * *v/i pour down* * *diluviar v impers: to pour (with rain), to pour down -
16 вали
1. вали дъжд/град/сняг it rains, it hails, it snowsвали като из ведро/ръкав it is pouring with rain, it is raining in buckets, the rain comes down in sheets/showers, the rain falls in torrentsit's raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes, ам. it rains pitchforksако не- if the rain keeps offвали, не вали (каквото и да е времето) rain or shineваля ни дъжд we were caught in the rainвали слабо it is drizzling2. прен. (трупа се) hail (on s.o.)поздравленията валят като град greetings are showering (hailing) on us* * *валѝ,безл. гл.1.: ако не \вали if the rain keeps off; \вали дъжд/град/сняг it rains, it hails, it snows; \вали като из ведро/ръкав it is pouring with rain, it is raining in buckets, it’s bucketing down, the rain comes down in sheets/showers, the rain falls in torrents; it’s raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes, амер. it rains pitchforks; \вали, не \вали ( каквото и да е времето) rain or shine; валя ни дъжд we were caught in the rain; \вали слабо it is drizzling; май ще \вали it looks like rain, it threatens rain;2. прен. ( трупа се) hail (on s.o.); поздравленията валят като град greetings are showering/hailing on us.* * *raining: It's вали outside. - Навън вали.* * *1.:ВАЛИ дъжд/град/сняг it rains, it hails, it snows 2. it's raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes, ам. it rains pitchforks 3. ВАЛИ като из ведро/ръкав it is pouring with rain, it is raining in buckets, the rain comes down in sheets/showers, the rain falls in torrents 4. ВАЛИ слабо it is drizzling 5. ВАЛИ, не ВАЛИ (каквото и да е времето) rain or shine 6. ако не -if the rain keeps off 7. валя ни дъжд we were caught in the rain 8. май ще ВАЛИ it looks like rain, it threatens rain 9. поздравленията валят като град greetings are showering (hailing) on us 10. прен. (трупа се) hail (on s.o.) -
17 rain
reɪn
1. сущ.
1) дождь rain beats, patters (against the windows) ≈ дождь барабанит, стучит (по стеклам) rain falls ≈ дождь идет rain freezes ≈ дождь леденит rain lets up ≈ дождь ослабевает, прекращается rain pours ≈ дождь льется rain starts ≈ дождь начинается rain stops ≈ дождь прекращается acid rain driving rain heavy rain pouring rain soaking rain torrential rain freezing rain intermittent rain keep the rain out light rain steady rain rain or shine
2) перен. потоки;
ручьи (слез) ;
шквал, град (большое количество) to make, produce rain ≈ проливать потоки
3) мн. (the rains) период дождей (в тропических зонах)
4) горн. капеж
2. гл.
1) идти, литься( о дожде) it rains, it is raining ≈ идет дождь Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs. ≈ Гроза уже давно кончилась, а с крыш все еще капало.
2) прям. и перен. а) сыпаться;
литься;
обрушиваться градом (в большом количестве) Bombs rained down on the city. ≈ На город обрушился шквал бомб. б) сыпать, обрушивать The old woman rained down curses on our heads. ≈ Старуха обрушила на наши головы поток проклятий. ∙ rain in rain off rain out it rains cats and dogs ≈ дождь льет как из ведра it never rains but it pours посл. ≈ пришла беда отворяй ворота;
беда не приходит одна дождь - continuous /quiet, steady, widespread/ * обложной дождь - drizzling * изморось, моросящий дождь - pouring /pelting, driving, torrential/ * ливень, проливной дождь - radioactive * радиоактивный дождь /-ые осадки/ - it looks like * похоже, что будет дождь - to stay out in the * мокнуть под дождем - come in out of the *! входите же, не стойте под дождем! - to get out of the * укрываться от дождя (the *s) период (тропических) дождей обыкн. sing. поток(и), ручьи - a * of congratulations поток поздравлений - a * of sparks дождь искр - a * of melody водопад звуков - a * of arrows туча стрел - a * of fire интенсивный огонь (кинематографический) "дождь", царапины на изношенных фильмах (горное) капеж > right as * совершенно здоровый;
в полном порядке > * or shine в любую погоду;
при любых условиях;
что бы то ни было > we'll be there tomorrow * or shine мы прибудем завтра независимо от погоды > he's always a good friend, * or shine при любых обстоятельствах он остается добрым другом идти, литься (о дожде) - it *s, it is *ing идет дождь - it *ed very hard был ливень, шел проливной дождь - it has *ed itself out дождь кончился (часто * down) сыпать;
осыпать;
лить - to * blows upon smb. осыпать кого-л. ударами - to * arrows посылать тучу стрел - to * down shells on the enemy( военное) обрушивать на противника ураганный огонь - her eyes * tears у нее ручьем льются /градом катятся/ слезы - heaven *ed manna( библеизм) с неба падала манна - I will * bread from heaven (библеизм) я одождю вам хлеб с неба сыпаться (градом) ;
литься (потоками, ручьями) ;
падать дождем - tears *ed down her cheeks по ее щекам градом катились /ручьями лились/ слезы - dust *ed (down) upon us рас осыпало /засыпало/ пылью - invitations are *ing on us нас засыпают приглашениями - misfortunes have *ed thick upon me много несчастий свалилось на мою голову - letters *ed in from all quarters письма пачками сыпались отовсюду( разговорное) плакаться, жаловаться( горное) капать > it *s cats and dogs /(амер) pitchforks, darning-needles, chicken coops, hammer handles/ дождь льет как из ведра > it never *s but it pours (пословица) начался дождь - ожидай ливня;
пришла беда - отворяй ворота ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать( чему-л.) (о дожде) insurance against ~ страхование от дождя rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь it rains cats and dogs = дождь льет как из ведра;
it never rains but it pours посл. = пришла беда - отворяй ворота rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь it rains cats and dogs = дождь льет как из ведра;
it never rains but it pours посл. = пришла беда - отворяй ворота the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь ~ дождь;
rain or shine при любой погоде;
перен. что бы то ни было;
при всех условиях ~ горн. капеж;
right as rain разг. совершенно здоровый;
в полном порядке ~ потоки;
ручьи (слез) ;
град (ударов и т. п.) ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать (чему-л.) (о дожде) ~ дождь;
rain or shine при любой погоде;
перен. что бы то ни было;
при всех условиях ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать (чему-л.) (о дожде) the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ горн. капеж;
right as rain разг. совершенно здоровый;
в полном порядке -
18 piovere
rainpiove a dirotto it's raining cats and dogs* * *piovere v. intr.1 impers. to rain: piove in casa, the rain comes in; ha smesso di piovere, it has stopped raining; oggi vuol piovere, it looks like rain today; piove forte, it is raining hard; sta per piovere, it is going to rain; piovere a catinelle, a dirotto, to pour down (o to come down in buckets) // tanto tuonò che piovve, (fig.) things came to a head // non ci piove, (fig.) it's dead sure // piove sul bagnato, (fig.) it never rains but it pours2 ( cadere a mo' di pioggia) to rain, to pour (in): gli piovvero inviti da ogni parte, invitations poured in on him from all sides; la luce pioveva nella stanza dalla finestra, the light poured into the room through the window; piovevano fiori, sassi, pallottole, it rained flowers, stones, bullets; piovevano lettere, telegrammi, benedizioni da tutte le parti, letters, telegrams, blessings poured in from all sides; mi è piovuto in ufficio il direttore, the manager suddenly turned up in my office; mi è piovuto in casa un ospite, a guest has dropped in unexpectedly at my house // piovere dal cielo, (fig.) to appear out of the blue: mi è piovuto dal cielo un aumento, a wage rise appeared out of the blue // mi sono piovuti addosso molti guai, all sorts of problems suddenly poured in on top of me* * *['pjɔvere]1. vb imperspiove a dirotto o a catinelle — it's pouring
2. vi irreg(aus essere) (scendere dall'alto) to rain down, (fig : lettere, regali) to pour in, (persona: arrivare all'improvviso) to turn up, arrive unexpectedly* * *['pjɔvere] 1.verbo impersonale (aus. essere, avere) to rain2.piovere a catinelle — to rain buckets o cats and dogs
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) [colpi, complimenti] to rain down, to shower; [offerte, soldi, richieste] to pour inpiovere dal cielo — fig. to come out of the blue
••su questo non ci piove — that's flat o a fact
* * *piovere/'pjɔvere/ [71](aus. essere, avere) to rain; piove it's raining; sembra che voglia piovere it looks like rain; piove a dirotto it's pouring (with rain); piovere a catinelle to rain buckets o cats and dogs; l'auto non parte quando piove the car won't start in the wet(aus. essere) [colpi, complimenti] to rain down, to shower; [offerte, soldi, richieste] to pour in; piovono le cattive notizie bad news is coming in thick and fast; piovere dal cielo fig. to come out of the bluepiove (sempre) sul bagnato it never rains but it pours; su questo non ci piove that's flat o a fact. -
19 pleuvoir
pleuvoir [pløvwaʀ]➭ TABLE 23• il pleut à torrents or à verse2. intransitive verb[coups, projectiles] to rain down ; [critiques, invitations] to shower down* * *pløvwaʀ
1.
verbe impersonnel to rainil pleut à torrents or à seaux — it's pouring with rain
il pleut des cordes — (colloq) it's coming down in buckets
des gâteaux comme s'il en pleuvait — (colloq) loads (colloq) of cakes
2.
verbe intransitif [obus, coups] to rain down; [demandes d'emploi] to pour in; [questions, critiques] to come thick and fast* * *pløvwaʀ1. vb impersIl pleut. — It's raining.
il pleut à verse; il pleut à torrents — it's pouring, it's pouring down
2. vifig, [lettres, appels] to pour inpleuvoir sur [bombes] — to rain down on, [critiques, insultes] to shower down on
* * *pleuvoir verb table: pleuvoirA v impers to rain; il pleut it's raining; il pleut à grosses gouttes the rain is falling in big drops; il pleut à torrents or à seaux it's pouring with rain; il pleut des cordes○ or des hallebardes it's coming down in buckets; il pleut à ne pas mettre un chat dehors it's coming down in buckets; des gâteaux comme s'il en pleuvait○ loads of cakes○.B vi [obus, coups] to rain down; [demandes d'emploi] to pour in; les compliments pleuvaient compliments were being handed out left, right and centreGB; les mauvaises nouvelles pleuvent bad news is coming in thick and fast.[pløvwar] verbe impersonnelil pleut à seaux ou à verse ou (familier) des cordes ou (familier) des hallebardes it's raining cats and dogs ou stair rods (UK)————————[pløvwar] verbe intransitif[insulte] to shower downfaire pleuvoir les malédictions sur quelqu'un to rain curses upon ou on somebody's head -
20 Bindfaden
m string; starker: twine; dicker: cord; zum Nähen und Schnüren: packthread; ein Bindfaden a piece of ( oder some) string; es regnet Bindfäden fig. it’s pouring, it’s coming down in buckets umg., the rain is coming down in sheets* * *der Bindfadenpackthread; string* * *Bịnd|fa|denmstringes regnet Bindfäden (inf) — it's sheeting down (Brit inf), it's coming down in buckets (US inf)
* * *Bind·fa·denm stringein Stück \Bindfaden a piece of string* * *der stringein [Stück] Bindfaden — a piece of string
es regnet Bindfäden — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.)
* * *ein Bindfaden a piece of ( oder some) string;es regnet Bindfäden fig it’s pouring, it’s coming down in buckets umg, the rain is coming down in sheets* * *der stringein [Stück] Bindfaden — a piece of string
es regnet Bindfäden — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.)
* * *m.packthread (US) n.string (UK) n.
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