-
1 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (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.) dež2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) dež2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) deževati2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) deževati•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain* * *I [réin]noundež (& figuratively), naliv, plural deževje, nalivithe Rains nautical deževna cona (Atlantika, ɔ°-10° sev. širine)a rain of compliments (congratulations) — dež, ploha komplimentov (čestitk)rain or shine — ob vsakem vremenu, figuratively v vseh okoliščinah, naj se zgodi, kar hočea heavy rain — naliv, plohawe shall go rain or shine — šli bomo, pa naj dežuje ali sije sonce, ob vsakem vremenuII [réin]intransitive verbdeževati; liti; (o nebu) poslati dež; (o solzah) teči, liti; figuratively padati, priti v gomilah, v množicah; deževati s prasketanjem ( upon na); transitive verb liti, deževati (kaj), pustiti padati (dež), figuratively prelivati (solze); metati (kamenje) ( upon na)it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining pitch forks — lije kot iz škafait is likely to rain — kaže na dež, dež pretito rain stair-rods slang deževati v ravnih, vertikalnih curkihher eyes rained tears — iz oči so ji lile, tekle solzeit never rains but it pours figuratively nesreča nikoli ne pride sama -
2 pour
[po:]1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) nalivati2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) liti* * *I [pɔ:]nounnaliv, nalivanje; metallurgy količina taljene kovine, vlitekII [pɔ:]1.transitive verbnaliti, nalivati, točiti, natočiti (from, out of iz; in, into v; on, upon na); izliti, izlivati se (forth, out); figuratively izliti srce, potožiti (forth, out); zasuti (s posmehom, kletvicami, besedami itd.);2.intransitive verbtechnical ulivati; figuratively to pour cold water on — politi z mrzlo vodo, vzeti pogumfiguratively to pour oil on troubled waters — pomiriti duhoveAmerican slang to pour it on — politi z mrzlo vodo; pritisniti na plin (avto)
См. также в других словарях:
never rains but it pours — This expression is used to comment on the fact that when something bad happens, other bad things often happen too, and make the situation even worse. First he forgot his briefcase, then he lost his wallet, and when he reached the car park … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it never rains but it pours — An archaic use of but to introduce an inevitable accompanying circumstance. 1726 J. ARBUTHNOT (title) It cannot rain but it pours. 1770 C. BURNEY Music, Men and Manners in France and Italy (1974) 22 July 54 The singers were the same as I had… … Proverbs new dictionary
it never rains but it pours — When things, esp troublesome things, start happening, they happen all at once • • • Main Entry: ↑pour * * * it never rains but it pours spoken phrase used for saying that problems often seem to happen all at the same time. The American phrase is… … Useful english dictionary
it never rains but it pours — It never rains but it pours means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression is used to comment on the fact that when something bad happens, other bad things often happen too, and… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it never rains but it pours — means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong … The small dictionary of idiomes
it never rains but it pours — One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind. A proverb, * /John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours./ … Dictionary of American idioms
it never rains but it pours — One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind. A proverb, * /John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours./ … Dictionary of American idioms
it\ never\ rains\ but\ it\ pours — proverb One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind. John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours … Словарь американских идиом
it never rains but it pours — when it comes we get too much, feast or famine Tonight we don t have enough chairs for everybody. It never rains but it pours! … English idioms
It never rains but it pours. — something that you say which means that when one bad thing happens, a lot of other bad things also happen, making the situation even worse. First of all it was the car breaking down, then the fire in the kitchen and now Mike s accident. It never… … New idioms dictionary
it never rains but it pours — ► it never rains but it pours proverb misfortunes or difficult situations tend to arrive all at the same time. Main Entry: ↑pour … English terms dictionary