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1 rain
n. regn--------v. regna* * *[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.) regn2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regna2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regna•- 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
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2 shower
n. dusch; regn, skur; lysningskalas; möhippa--------v. duscha; regna; strömma ner, falla ner* * *1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) regnskur2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) skur, regn, ström3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) dusch4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) dusch2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) låta regna över, överhopa, överösa2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) duscha•- showery- showerproof -
3 trough
n. ho; baktråg; ränna* * *[trof]1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) tråg, ho2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) vågdal3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) lågtrycksområde -
4 drip
n. dropp--------v. droppa* * *[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) droppa2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) droppe2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dropp[]3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) dropp•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) dropptorka -
5 pool
n. pool, bassäng; pöl--------n. pott; gemensam fond; biljard--------v. gå samman; förena; sätta in pengar på en gemensam fond* * *[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) pöl2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) pöl3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) djupt ställe4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) pool, bassängII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) reserv, förråd, pott2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) slå samman, lägga ihop- football pools- pools
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