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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.) lluvia2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) lluvia
2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) llover2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) llover•- 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
rain1 n lluviarain2 vb lloverit's raining again está lloviendo otra vez / vuelve a llovertr[reɪn]1 lluvia■ don't go out in the rain no salgas, que llueve1 llover■ it's raining llueve, está lloviendo1 figurative use cubrir1 la estación f sing de las lluvias\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcome rain or shine pase lo que pase, llueva o trueneit never rains but it pours las desgracias nunca vienen solas, siempre llueve sobre mojadoto be as right as rain estar perfectamente, estar como nuevo,-ato be rained off suspenderse por la lluvia, cancelarse por la lluviarain forest selva tropicalrain gauge pluviómetrorain ['reɪn] vi1) : lloverit's raining: está lloviendo2)to rain down shower: lloverinsults rained down on him: le llovieron los insultosrain n: lluvia fadj.• llovedizo, -a adj.• pluvial adj.n.• agua s.f.• lluvia s.f.v.• llover v.
I reɪnmass & count noun lluvia fcome in out of the rain — entra, que te estás mojando
we were o we got caught in the rain — nos agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la lluvia
(come) rain or (come) shine — ( whatever the weather) llueva o truene; ( whatever the situation) pase lo que pase
to be (as) right as rain — estar* como nuevo or como si tal cosa; (before n)
rain cloud — nube f de lluvia
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impersonal verb llover*when it rains, it pours o (BrE) it never rains but it pours — las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Phrasal Verbs:- rain out[reɪn]1.N (Met) lluvia fdon't go out in the rain — no salgas, que está lloviendo
come in out of the rain! — ¡entra, que te vas a mojar!
right 1., 5)come rain or shine — (lit) llueva o haga sol; (fig) pase lo que pase
2. VI1) (Met) llover- rain on sb's parade2) (fig)3.VT llover4.CPDrain barrel N — (US) tina f para recoger el agua de la lluvia
rain check N — (US) (Sport) contraseña para usar otro día en caso de cancelación por lluvia
I'll take a rain check * — (fig) de momento, paso
rain cloud N — nube f de lluvia, nubarrón m
rain forest N — (also: tropical rain forest) pluviselva f, selva f tropical
rain gauge N — pluviómetro m
rain shower N — chaparrón m
- rain off* * *
I [reɪn]mass & count noun lluvia fcome in out of the rain — entra, que te estás mojando
we were o we got caught in the rain — nos agarró or (esp Esp) cogió la lluvia
(come) rain or (come) shine — ( whatever the weather) llueva o truene; ( whatever the situation) pase lo que pase
to be (as) right as rain — estar* como nuevo or como si tal cosa; (before n)
rain cloud — nube f de lluvia
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impersonal verb llover*when it rains, it pours o (BrE) it never rains but it pours — las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Phrasal Verbs:- rain out
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