The French word for rain is
pluie
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
| 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 | ||
| 1. v. to rain | ||
| pleuvoir des cordes | ||
| 1. v. (informal, figuratively) to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily) | ||
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