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rain Meaning in French (rain signification en français)

nounpluie
verbpleuvoir
Synonymes:averseondée
pluie in English:rain
Phonetic:plui
Plural: rains
Gender:Féminin
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La signification de rain en français est pluie, pleuvoir. (Humidité condensée de l'atmosphère qui tombe sur la terre en gouttes.)

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Rain visual illustration - Meaning in French (pluie)
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Definitions of Rain

  1. 1
    noun
    pluie

    Rain is the condensed moisture from the atmosphere that falls to the earth in drops.

    Humidité condensée de l'atmosphère qui tombe sur la terre en gouttes.

  2. 2
    verb
    pleuvoir

    When it rains, water falls from the clouds to the ground.

    Quand il pleut, de l'eau tombe des nuages sur le sol.

Example Sentences

casual

“The rain started suddenly.”

La pluie a commencé soudainement.

casual

“It might rain tomorrow.”

Il pourrait pleuvoir demain.

casual

“Heavy rain caused flooding.”

De fortes pluies ont provoqué des inondations.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

averseondée

In English:

precipitationrainfall

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

sécheresse

Inflected Word Forms

past tenserained
present participleraining
nounrainstorm
nounrainbow
adjectiverainy

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

rain cats and dogsidiom

to rain very heavily

come rain or shineexpression

whatever happens, regardless of the weather or circumstances

take a rain checkexpression

to decline an offer but suggest doing it at a later time