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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.) 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
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2 rain check: take a rain check
((American) (to ask) to do something at a later time: Thanks for inviting me to dinner, but can I take a rain check on it?)English-Icelandic dictionary > rain check: take a rain check
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3 rain cats and dogs
(to rain very hard.) hellirigna -
4 rain forest
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5 rain-gauge
noun (an instrument for measuring rainfall.) úrkomumælir -
6 (as) right as rain
(perfectly all right; completely well.) í prÿðilegu ástandi; algjörlega heilbrigður -
7 (as) right as rain
(perfectly all right; completely well.) í prÿðilegu ástandi; algjörlega heilbrigður -
8 -soaked
rain-soaked / blood-soaked clothing) gegnblautur -
9 drizzle
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10 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) halda sig frá, forðast2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) halda frá, verja gegn -
11 patter
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12 shower
1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) (regn)skúr2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) rigning, hríð, drífa3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) sturta4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) sturta2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) láta rigna yfir2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) fara í sturtu•- showery- showerproof -
13 sleet
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14 teem
[ti:m]1) ((with with) to be full of: The pond was teeming with fish.) mora, iða af2) (to rain heavily: The rain was teeming down.) falla í stríðum straumum -
15 torrential
[tə'renʃəl]adjective (of, or like, a torrent: torrential rain; The rain was torrential.) straumharður, fossandi, helli- -
16 umbrella
(an apparatus for protecting a person from the rain, made of a folding covered framework attached to a stick with a handle: Take an umbrella - it's going to rain.) regnhlíf -
17 warp
I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) vinda(st), skekkja(st), verpast2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) brengla2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) vindingur, skekkja- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). langþræðir -
18 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) blautur2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) votviðrasamur2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) bleyta3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) raki2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) rigning•- wetness- wet blanket
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19 affect
[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) hafa áhrif á, orka á2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) snerta -
20 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) á móti, gegn2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) móti, með e-ð að bakgrunni, bera við e-ð3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) upp (við), (upp) að4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) gegn, móti
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