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The French word for rain is
pluie





rain

Gender

The gender of pluie is feminine. E.g. la pluie.

Plural

The plural of pluie is pluies.

French Definition


rain
     1. n. Pluie.
           En Espagne, la pluie tombe principalement sur la plaine.
           I walk in the rain.
           Je marche sous la pluie.
     2. v. Pleuvoir.
           It rained this morning.
           Il a plu ce matin.
           It is raining cats and dogs.
           Il pleut des cordes.
     3. v. (Figuré) Arroser de, faire pleuvoir.
           He rained down insults on the poor fellow.
           Il a arrosé le pauvre gars d'insultes.



Translations for rain and their definitions

pleuvoir
     1. v. to rain


pluie
     1. n-f. rain
           Des pluies torrentielles se sont abattues la semaine dernière. - Torrential rain struck down last week.
     2. n-f. (figuratively) loads of sth
           Il a reçu une pluie de messages de recruteurs cherchant à le débaucher. - He received a flood of messages from recruiters looking to poach him.


pleuvoir des cordes
     1. v. (informal, figuratively) to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily)


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