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reɪn
1. сущ.
1) дождь rain beats, patters (against the windows) ≈ дождь барабанит, стучит (по стеклам) rain falls ≈ дождь идет rain freezes ≈ дождь леденит rain lets up ≈ дождь ослабевает, прекращается rain pours ≈ дождь льется rain starts ≈ дождь начинается rain stops ≈ дождь прекращается acid rain driving rain heavy rain pouring rain soaking rain torrential rain freezing rain intermittent rain keep the rain out light rain steady rain rain or shine
2) перен. потоки;
ручьи (слез) ;
шквал, град (большое количество) to make, produce rain ≈ проливать потоки
3) мн. (the rains) период дождей (в тропических зонах)
4) горн. капеж
2. гл.
1) идти, литься( о дожде) it rains, it is raining ≈ идет дождь Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs. ≈ Гроза уже давно кончилась, а с крыш все еще капало.
2) прям. и перен. а) сыпаться;
литься;
обрушиваться градом (в большом количестве) Bombs rained down on the city. ≈ На город обрушился шквал бомб. б) сыпать, обрушивать The old woman rained down curses on our heads. ≈ Старуха обрушила на наши головы поток проклятий. ∙ rain in rain off rain out it rains cats and dogs ≈ дождь льет как из ведра it never rains but it pours посл. ≈ пришла беда отворяй ворота;
беда не приходит одна дождь - continuous /quiet, steady, widespread/ * обложной дождь - drizzling * изморось, моросящий дождь - pouring /pelting, driving, torrential/ * ливень, проливной дождь - radioactive * радиоактивный дождь /-ые осадки/ - it looks like * похоже, что будет дождь - to stay out in the * мокнуть под дождем - come in out of the *! входите же, не стойте под дождем! - to get out of the * укрываться от дождя (the *s) период (тропических) дождей обыкн. sing. поток(и), ручьи - a * of congratulations поток поздравлений - a * of sparks дождь искр - a * of melody водопад звуков - a * of arrows туча стрел - a * of fire интенсивный огонь (кинематографический) "дождь", царапины на изношенных фильмах (горное) капеж > right as * совершенно здоровый;
в полном порядке > * or shine в любую погоду;
при любых условиях;
что бы то ни было > we'll be there tomorrow * or shine мы прибудем завтра независимо от погоды > he's always a good friend, * or shine при любых обстоятельствах он остается добрым другом идти, литься (о дожде) - it *s, it is *ing идет дождь - it *ed very hard был ливень, шел проливной дождь - it has *ed itself out дождь кончился (часто * down) сыпать;
осыпать;
лить - to * blows upon smb. осыпать кого-л. ударами - to * arrows посылать тучу стрел - to * down shells on the enemy( военное) обрушивать на противника ураганный огонь - her eyes * tears у нее ручьем льются /градом катятся/ слезы - heaven *ed manna( библеизм) с неба падала манна - I will * bread from heaven (библеизм) я одождю вам хлеб с неба сыпаться (градом) ;
литься (потоками, ручьями) ;
падать дождем - tears *ed down her cheeks по ее щекам градом катились /ручьями лились/ слезы - dust *ed (down) upon us рас осыпало /засыпало/ пылью - invitations are *ing on us нас засыпают приглашениями - misfortunes have *ed thick upon me много несчастий свалилось на мою голову - letters *ed in from all quarters письма пачками сыпались отовсюду( разговорное) плакаться, жаловаться( горное) капать > it *s cats and dogs /(амер) pitchforks, darning-needles, chicken coops, hammer handles/ дождь льет как из ведра > it never *s but it pours (пословица) начался дождь - ожидай ливня;
пришла беда - отворяй ворота ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать( чему-л.) (о дожде) insurance against ~ страхование от дождя rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь it rains cats and dogs = дождь льет как из ведра;
it never rains but it pours посл. = пришла беда - отворяй ворота rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь it rains cats and dogs = дождь льет как из ведра;
it never rains but it pours посл. = пришла беда - отворяй ворота the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя rain (в безл. оборотах): it rains, it is raining идет дождь ~ дождь;
rain or shine при любой погоде;
перен. что бы то ни было;
при всех условиях ~ горн. капеж;
right as rain разг. совершенно здоровый;
в полном порядке ~ потоки;
ручьи (слез) ;
град (ударов и т. п.) ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать (чему-л.) (о дожде) ~ дождь;
rain or shine при любой погоде;
перен. что бы то ни было;
при всех условиях ~ сыпать(ся) ;
литься;
blows rained upon him удары сыпались на него градом;
rain out помешать (чему-л.) (о дожде) the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ горн. капеж;
right as rain разг. совершенно здоровый;
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I 1. [reɪn]nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)2.••II 1. [reɪn]to be (as) right as rain — BE [ person] stare benissimo
verbo impersonale piovere2.to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi
- rain off••it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole
* * *[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.) pioggia2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) pioggia2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) piovere2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) piovere•- 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 1. [reɪn]nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)2.••II 1. [reɪn]to be (as) right as rain — BE [ person] stare benissimo
verbo impersonale piovere2.to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi
- rain off••it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole
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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
- it rains in torrents -
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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.) regn(vær)2) (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.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned•- 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 rainregn--------regneIsubst. \/reɪn\/regn, regnværen skur av kuler\/kuleregnright as rain ( hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste ordenrain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir ( overført) uansett hva som henderrain stopped play ( sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regnIIverb \/reɪn\/1) regne2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme3) la regne, øse, la haglebe rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne innethe blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over enit never rains but it pours ( ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gangit's raining buckets ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerit's raining cats and dogs ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerrain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver -
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[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.) chuva2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) chuva2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) chover2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) (fazer) chover•- 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* * *[r'ein] n 1 chuva. 2 queda abundante de qualquer coisa. • vt+vi 1 chover. 2 cair em gotas. as right as rain coll com boa saúde, bom novamente, recuperado. heavy rain chuva pesada, forte. it looks like rain ameaça chover. it never rains but it pours uma desgraça nunca vem só. rained off cancelado por causa da chuva. rain or shine chova ou faça sol; com qualquer tempo. the rains estação chuvosa (em países tropicais). to rain cats and dogs chover a cântaros. to rain down despencar, cair sobre. to rain off interromper por causa da chuva (partida esportiva). to rain out parar de chover. -
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[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 -
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[reɪn] 1. сущ.1) дождьrain beats / patters (against the windows) — дождь барабанит, стучит (по стёклам)
- heavy rainrain lets up — дождь ослабевает, прекращается
- pouring rain
- soaking rain
- torrential rain
- intermittent rain
- keep the rain out
- light rain
- steady rain
- rain or shine2) потоки, ручьи; шквал, градto make / produce rain — проливать потоки
3) ( the rains) период дождей ( в тропических зонах)4) горн. капёж2. гл.1) идти, литься ( о дожде)It is raining. — Идёт дождь.
Long after the storm, water still rained down from the roofs. — Гроза уже давно кончилась, а с крыш всё ещё текло.
There must be a hole in the roof, it's raining in. — Наверное, в крыше дырка: капает.
2) ( rain (up)on)Bombs rained down on the city. — На город обрушился шквал бомб.
б) сыпать, литьThe old woman rained down curses on our heads. — Старуха обрушила на наши головы поток проклятий.
•- rain off- rain out••It rains cats and dogs. — Дождь льёт как из ведра.
It never rains but it pours. посл. — Беда никогда не приходит одна; Пришла беда - отворяй ворота.
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[reɪn] n\rain is forecast for tomorrow morgen soll es regnen;\rain stopped play das Spiel wurde wegen Regens abgebrochen;in case of \rain falls es regnet;heavy \rain heftige [o starke] Regenfälle pl;pouring \rain strömender Regen;steady \rain Landregen m, Dauerregen m;torrential \rain sintflutartige Regenfälle pl;in the \rain im Regen;out of the \rain ins Trockene2) ( rainy season)the \rains pl Regenzeit fPHRASES:to not have enough sense to come in out of the \rain strohdumm sein;it's \raining heavily es gießt in StrömenPHRASES:to \rain cats and dogs ( fam) [wie aus Kübeln] gießen ( fam), [wie aus Eimern] schütten ( fam) vt; ( fig)he \rained blows on him er ließ die Schläge nur so auf ihn niederprasseln;to \rain abuse on sb jdn mit Beschimpfungen überhäufen -
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[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.) rigning2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) drífa2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) rigna2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) láta rigna yfir e-n•- 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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zápor, eső, özön to rain: záporoz, elhalmoz* * *[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.) eső2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) özön2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) esik (az eső)2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) záporoz•- 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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n. rahmet, yağmur————————v. yağmur yağmak, yağmak, yağdırmak, yağmuruna tutmak, şakır şakır akmak* * *1. yağmur yağ (v.) 2. yağmur (n.)* * *[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.) yağmur2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.)... yağmuru2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) (yağmur) yağmak2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) yağmur gibi yağmak•- 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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• ripotella• ripeksiä• vihma• vesi• vihmoa• vesisade• vuodattaa• tihuttaa• tihutella• tihuuttaa• sadella• sade• sataa• pisaroida• pisarrella* * *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.) sade2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) sade2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) sataa2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) syytää, sadella•- 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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[reɪn] 1. ndeszcz m2. vi* * *[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.) deszcz2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) deszcz2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) padać2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) sypać się•- 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 -
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[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.) lietus2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) lietus; krusa2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) līt2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) birt•- 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* * *lietus; birums; plūdi; krusa; līt; birt; apbērt -
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[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.) lietus2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) lietus, kruša2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) lyti2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pasipilti•- 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 -
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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
- right as rain -
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[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.) déšť2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) déšť2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) pršet2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pršet•- 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* * *• pršet• déšť -
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[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.) dážď2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) dážď, záplava, príval2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) pršať2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pršať•- 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* * *• záplava• zaplavit• zahrnút• zasypat• zosielat dážd• tiect• príval• hrnút sa• dážd• daždivé pocasie• pršat• pršanie• padat• mracno -
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[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.) ploaie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) ploaie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) a ploua2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) a cădea ca grindina•- 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 -
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[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.) βροχή2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) βροχή2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) βρέχει2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) πέφτω σαν βροχή•- 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
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