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1 it rains in torrents
it rains in torrents/sheets/it rains cats and dogs идёт проливной дождьEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > it rains in torrents
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2 rain
I [reɪn] nTorrents of rain were rolling down the hill. — Потоки дождя катились по склонам холма.
There was a heavy fall of rains. — Прошли обильные/сильные дожди.
There was much (little) rain last summer. — Прошлым летом выпало/было много (мало) дождей.
There was a heavy rain/a heavy fall of rain at night. — Ночью пошел сильный дождь.
Rain or shine. — ◊ Во что бы то ни стало.
Small rain lays great dust. — ◊ Мал золотник, да дорог.
- spring rain- acid rain
- slanting rain
- light rain
- rain clouds
- rain or shine
- heavy fall of rains- get out of the rain- hide shelter from the rain
- stand in the rain
- there are occasional rains
- it looks like rain
- rain is pelting down on the roof
- rain beats on the window-panes
- rain is dripping
- rain stops
- rain falls in large drops on the groundUSAGE:II [reɪn] vидти, литься (в безличных предложениях)Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs. — Гроза уже давно кончилась, а с крыш все еще капало.
It never rains - it pours. — ◊ Беда беду кличет. /Лиха беда не живет одна. /Пришла беда - отворяй ворота́.
- it rains- it rains off and on
- it often rains
- it rains much - it is going to rain
- it began raining
- it is raining harder than ever
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3 rain
1. Iit is raining идет дождь; it's going to rain собирается дождь good wishes (congratulations, compliments, etc.) rained добрые пожелания и т.д. сыпались градом2. IIrain in some manner it is raining hard /'heavily/ (dismally, monotonously, etc.) идет сильный и т.д. дождь; it is raining uninterruptedly дождь идет не переставая: it rained hard шел сильный дождь; it began to rain heavily начался /пошел/ сильный дождь; rain for some time it rained all day весь день шел дождь3. IIIrain smth. rain blows (kisses, gifts, etc.) осыпать [как дождем] ударами и т.д.; it rained invitations (letters, tracts, etc.) приглашения и т.д. шли сплошным потоком; her eyes rained tears из глаз у нее текли /ручьем лились/ слезы; it rained blood кровь лилась рекой4. IVrain smth. at some time it rained presents that day a тот день меня (его и т.п.) осыпали подарками5. XVIrain (up)on (from, down, etc.) smth. it rained on city and village дождь шел /лил/ над городами и деревнями: flowers (bouquets) rained upon (he singer певца осыпали цветами (букетами); sparks rained on the street from the burning house из горящего дома вылетал поток искр; bullets rained all around him вокруг него свистели пули; blows rained on him на него градом сыпались удары; misfortunes rain on her на нее обрушиваются несчастья; letters and telegrams kept raining upon me all day весь день на меня сыпались письма и телеграммы: tears rained from her eyes (down her cheeks) у нее из глаз (по щекам) ручьем полились /побежали/ слезы: rain in smth. it rains in showers /in torrents/ идет сильный дождь6. XXI1rain smth. on /upon/ smb. the clouds rained huge drops on us из туч посыпались на нас крупные капли; rain flowers on the singer (confetti on the dancers, gifts on the children, compliments on the girl, favours on his ladies benefits on the veterans, blows on the helpless man, shells on the soldiers, etc.) осыпать /засыпать/ певца цветами и т.д.; he rained blows upon the door он барабанил в дверь; it rained fire from heaven с небес хлынул потек огня
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