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rain [reɪn]1 noun(a) (precipitation) pluie f;∎ it was pouring with rain il pleuvait à verse;∎ the rain was heavy il pleuvait beaucoup;∎ we had some rain yesterday il a plu hier;∎ a light rain was falling il tombait une pluie fine;∎ come in out of the rain rentre, ne reste pas sous la pluie;∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;∎ Venice in the rain Venise sous la pluie;∎ the rains la saison des pluies;∎ come rain or shine (whatever the weather) qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente; (whatever the circumstances) quoiqu'il arrive;∎ familiar don't worry, you'll be as right as rain in a minute ne t'inquiète pas, ça va passer□pleuvoir;∎ it's raining il pleut;∎ figurative arrows rained from the sky des flèches pleuvaient du ciel:∎ familiar it's raining cats and dogs il pleut des cordes, il tombe des hallebardes;∎ proverb British it never rains but it pours, American when it rains, it pours = tout arrive en même tempsfaire pleuvoir;∎ they rained blows on his head ils firent pleuvoir des coups sur sa tête►► American rain check = bon pour un autre match (ou spectacle) donné par suite d'une annulation à cause de la pluie;rain cloud nuage m de pluie;rain dance danse f de la pluie;rain gauge pluviomètre m;rain shadow région f sous le vent (dans les montagnes)(projectiles, blows etc) pleuvoir(projectiles, blows etc) faire pleuvoir∎ the game was rained off (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie∎ to be rained out être chassé par la pluie∎ the game was rained out (cancelled) la partie a été annulée à cause de la pluie; (abandoned) la partie a été abandonnée à cause de la pluie
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