Rain in spanish
pronunciation: jubiɑ part of speech: noun
rain1 = lluvia.
Example: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.more:
» acid rain = lluvia ácida.
Example: The effect of acid rain on the environment and cultural objects have attracted considerable interest in recent years.» be (as) right as rain = sentirse como nuevo, encontrarse perfectamente, encontrarse como nuevo, venir como anillo al dedo, venir de perlas, como si tal cosa, como si nada.
Example: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.» be pissing it down (with rain) = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: The day when we arrived it was pissing it down with rain, so we were stuck in our hostel.» blood rain = lluvia con polvo del desierto. [En el Reino Unido, lluvia que deja tras sí una capa fina de polvo rojo procedente del norte de Africa]
Example: Weather gets even weirder as sun, snow and 'blood rain' predicted for the next few weeks.» bucket it down (with rain) = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: It was another five hour journey, and despite being summer, it bucketed it down with rain for at least two hours of that.» chuck it down (with rain) = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.» come rain or shine = llueva o truene, pase lo que pase, suceda lo que suceda, ocurra lo que ocurra.
Example: Come rain or shine, mail gets delivered to hospitalized patients, thanks to dependable volunteers.» driving rain = lluvia torrencial.
Example: As the terrain levelled out, the wind picked up and We began experiencing some strong gusts and driving rain.» feel (as) right as rain = sentirse como nuevo, encontrarse perfectamente, encontrarse como nuevo.
Example: Feeling right as rain for a change, he felt a slight smile tug on his lips.» freezing rain = lluvia helada, lluvia nieve, aguanieve.
Example: Freezing rain caused numerous fender-benders across central North Carolina.» hammer + it down with rain = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.» heavy rain = aguacero, chaparrón, lluvia intensa, lluvia torrencial, fuertes lluvias.
Example: In case of heavy rain, all or some of the photo sessions will be cancelled without prior notice.» heavy (rain) showers = aguaceros fuertes, chubascos fuertes, chaparrones.
Example: Watch out for heavy rain showers today, and there could be some lightning and thunder.» incessant rain = lluvia constante, lluvia incesante.
Example: Weeks have passed, weeks spent watching weather through windows, flash storms, incessant rains -- and now the first snow.» keep + the rain out = proteger de la lluvia.
Example: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.» lashing rain = lluvia racheada.
Example: No snow in Norway yet; just cold, biting winds and lashing rain.» lash it down with + rain = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.» light rain = llovizna, sirimiri.
Example: Orange County should see its coolest day of the week Friday with thick clouds promising light rain.» light (rain) showers = aguaceros suaves, chubascos suaves.
Example: This cold front will bring us light rain showers both Monday and Tuesday.» monsoon rain = lluvia monzónica.
Example: Inundation of libraries can occur in the period of monsoon rains.» pelting rain = aguacero, chaparrón, tromba de agua, manta de agua.
Example: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.» pelt (it down) with + rain = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.» piss + it down with rain = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.» pour down with + rain = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, diluviar.
Example: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.» pouring driving rain = lluvia a cántaros, lluvia torrencial.
Example: He excused himself because he was snivelling a bit as a result of sitting outside on Sunday for five hours in pouring driving rain, freezing his nuts off.» pouring rain = lluvia a cántaros, lluvia torrencial.
Example: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.» rainbow = multicolor.
Example: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.» rainbow = arco iris.
Example: The article 'The end of the rainbow: products that work' argues that the major technical problems of CD-ROM data bases have been overcome and the remaining problems are associated with business issues.» rain by the bucketful = lluvia a cántaros, lluvia torrencial.
Example: It started on Friday with abysmal weather howling wind and rain by the bucketful.» rain cheque [rain check, -USA] = billete para otro día, ticket para otro día, entrada para otro día, boleto canjeable. [Sólo para el caso de encuentros deportivos que se han cancelado]
Example: If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, a rain cheque will be issued for use during the current season.» raincoat = gabardina, impermeable.
Example: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.» rain + come down + by the bucketful = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: The time of year has come upon us where the darkness sets in a little earlier every evening and the rain comes down by the bucketful.» rain + come down + in buckets = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: I woke up to the wind howling and the rain coming down in buckets, and from all indications, it's going to continue along those lines most of the day.» rain + come down + in/like stair rods = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: He hadn't a clue what the time was and the rain was coming down like stair rods.» raindrop = gota de lluvia.
Example: We can call the growing droplet a raindrop as soon as it reaches the size of 0.5mm in diameter or bigger.» rainfall = lluvia, precipitaciones.
Example: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.» rainforest [rain forest] = selva forestal, selva tropical.
Example: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.» rain gauge = pluviómetro.
Example: Rain gauges are thought to be the most ancient weather instruments, and they're believed to have been used in India more than 2,000 years ago.» raingear = vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia.
Example: The author describes appropriate gear for day hikers and backpackers including boots, clothing, insulators, raingear, and parkas.» rain + let up = lluvia + amainar.
Example: A tropical thunderstorm interrupted the marching, but the parade continued as soon as the rain let up.» rainmaker = artífice del tiempo, hacedor de lluvias, líder.
Example: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.» rain of meteors = lluvia de meteoros.
Example: Not all that glitters is gold but Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago.» rain + pour down = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llever chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.» rainproof = impermeable, impermeabilizado.
Example: A well-built birdhouse should be durable, rainproof, cool and readily accessible for cleaning.» rain-sensing = sensor de lluvia, detector de lluvia, activado por la lluvia.
Example: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.» rain showers = aguaceros, chubascos, chaparrones.
Example: Scattered clouds with a few lingering rain showers will be possible through early Sunday, with gradual clearing expected in the afternoon.» rain-soaked = muy lluvioso.
Example: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.» rain squall = ráfaga de lluvia.
Example: He knew that, cloaked in such a rain squall, his squadron was safe from air attack.» rainstorm = chubasco, aguacero, tormenta, chaparrón, manta de agua.
Example: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.» rain water = agua de lluvia.
Example: Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.» rainwear = impermeable para la lluvia.
Example: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.» seasonal rain = lluvia estacional.
Example: Though seasonal rains are not unexpected in the area, the rain that fell during the week was torrential and relentless.» showery outbreak (of rain) = aguacero, chubasco.
Example: Some dry and bright periods developing, but with showery outbreaks of rain affecting many parts of the region throughout the day.» soaking rain = aguacero, chaparrón, tromba de agua, manta de agua.
Example: Another round of cold, snow and soaking rain will hit the Northeast Sunday into Monday.» teem with + rain = llover a cántaros, llover a mares, llover a mantas.
Example: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.» tip it down with + rain = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas.
Example: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.» torrential rain = lluvia torrencial.
Example: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.» tropical rain forest = selva tropical.
Example: Exchange of CO2 has been measured on a variety of ecosystems worldwide including grasslands, savannahs, tropical rain forests as well as arctic tundra.» wind-driven rain = lluvia racheada.
Example: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil.rain2 = llover.
Example: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.more:
» be rained on = lloverle a Uno.
Example: We've yet to be rained on (knock on wood!) but if the weather does not cooperate, we will still continue the festival.» it never rains but it pours = las degracias nunca vienen solas; llover sobre mojado; eramos pocos y parió la abuela; a perro flaco, todo son pulgas; al perro flaco, todo se le vuelven pulgas. [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés británico]
Example: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up.» rain + buckets = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: It's raining buckets again today, so as soon as we get more sun breaks, I'll head back out.» rain by + the bucketful = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: It was raining by the bucketful and when I came home my pants were dripping water for ages.» rain + cats and dogs = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.» rain on + Posesivo + parade = estropear los planes, aguar la fiesta.
Example: She was looking forward to going camping but her mum rained on her parade when she told her she couldn't go = A ella le hacía ilusión ir de camping, pero su madre le aguó la fiesta cuando le dijo que no podía ir.» rain or shine = llueve o truene, pase lo que pase, suceda lo que suceda, ocurra lo que ocurra.
Example: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.» rain out = cancelar debido a la lluvia, suspender debido a la lluvia, cancelar por la lluvia, suspender por la lluvia.
Example: After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out.» rain + pitchforks = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: It was raining pitchforks with the tines down, and it was no good walking unless you had fins.» rain + stair rods = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: If it's not blowing a gale and raining stair rods then it's three foot of snow and minus three... which isn't bad for a British summer!.» rain + torrents = llover a mares, llover a cántaros, llover a mantas, llover chuzos de punta, caer chuzos de punta, diluviar.
Example: On Saturday it was cold and raining torrents but people showed up.» when it rains, it pours = las degracias nunca vienen solas; llover sobre mojado; eramos pocos y parió la abuela; a perro flaco, todo son pulgas; al perro flaco, todo se le vuelven pulgas. [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés americano]
Example: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.rain3 = prodigar, dar en abudancia, caer en abundancia, lanzar en abundancia.
Example: They usually come to Israel each year to study or work, but this time found themselves instead scurrying for cover as Hamas rained missiles on Israel.