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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
См. также в других словарях:
rained out — {adj.} Stopped by rain. * /The ball game was rained out in the seventh inning./ * /The Friday night rally in the stadium was rained out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rained out — {adj.} Stopped by rain. * /The ball game was rained out in the seventh inning./ * /The Friday night rally in the stadium was rained out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rained\ out — adj Stopped by rain. The ball game was rained out in the seventh inning. The Friday night rally in the stadium was rained out … Словарь американских идиом
be rained out — (US) (or Brit be rained off) : to be canceled because of rain Today s game was rained out and will be played tomorrow instead. • • • Main Entry: ↑rain … Useful english dictionary
(be) rained out — be ˌrained ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE be ˌrained ˈout) (of an event) to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining • The game has been rained off again … Useful english dictionary
out-and-out — having all the qualities of a particular thing or person, especially something or someone unpleasant. The trip was an out and out disaster: the airline lost our luggage, the hotel was dirty, and it rained every day. (always before noun) I didn t… … New idioms dictionary
rain out — PHR V PASSIVE If a sports game is rained out, it has to stop, or it is not able to start, because of rain. [AM] [be V ed P] Saturday s game was rained out. (in BRIT, use be rained off) … English dictionary
rain out — phrasal verb [usually passive] Word forms rain out : present tense I/you/we/they rain out he/she/it rains out present participle raining out past tense rained out past participle rained out American same as rain off … English dictionary
rain out — verb prevent or interrupt due to rain The storm had washed out the game • Syn: ↑wash out • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Something s something * * * … Useful english dictionary
(be) rained off — be ˌrained ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE be ˌrained ˈout) (of an event) to be cancelled or to have to stop because it is raining • The game has been rained off again … Useful english dictionary
rain something out — usu. be rained out cause an event to be terminated or canceled because of rain the tournament was rained out … Useful english dictionary