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1 rain cats and dogs
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2 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.) pluie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) pluie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) pleuvoir2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) pleuvoir•- 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 -
3 rain
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 -
4 cat
A n4 ○ †( guy) type ○ m ;5 ○ abrév ⇒ catalytic converter.it was enough to make a cat laugh ○ c'était à se tordre ○ ; there are more ways than one to kill ou skin a cat il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre ; to be like a cat on a hot tin roof ou on hot bricks être sur des charbons ardents ; to fight like cat and dog se battre comme des chiffonniers ; to grin like a Cheshire cat avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles ; to let the cat out of the bag vendre la mèche ; the cat's out of the bag ce n'est plus un secret pour personne ; to look like something the cat brought ou dragged in être en piteux état ; to rain cats and dogs pleuvoir des cordes ; there's hardly enough room to swing a cat il y a à peine la place de se retourner ; to think one is the cat's whiskers GB ou pajamas US ou meow US se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter ; to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps attendre de voir d'où vient le vent ; when the cat's away, the mice will play quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent ; to play cat and mouse with sb jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn.■ cat around ○ US draguer ○. -
5 cat
I.CAT1 [ˈsi:ˈeɪˈti:]II.CAT2 [kæt]• to have a CAT scan se faire faire une scanographie or un scanner* * *[kæt] 1.2) ( feline) félin m3) (colloq) péj ( woman) chipie f2.the cat family — les félins mpl
••to be like a cat on a hot tin roof ou on hot bricks — être sur des charbons ardents
to think one is the cat's whiskers GB ou pajamas US ou meow US — se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter
when the cat's away, the mice will play — quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent
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