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The French word for shower is
douche





shower

Gender

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

Plural

The plural of douche is douches.

French Definition


shower
     1. n. Douche.
           The shower needs to be cleaned.
           I didn't have a chance to take a shower this morning.
     2. n. (Météo) Averse ; giboulée.
           Snow shower : chute de neige.
           I love these light spring showers.
           When the wall caved in, a shower of dust covered them.
           The April showers : les giboulées de mars.
     3. n. (Figuré) Pluie (de confettis, de coups,...).
     4. n. (Jonglage) Douche.
     5. n. (Étas-Unis, Canada) Célébration où l'on amène des cadeaux en l'honneur d'une future maman (baby shower) ou d'une future mariée (bridal shower) ; réception-cadeaux (Canada).
     6. v. Se doucher.
           I'm going to shower now.
     7. v. (Figuré) ...
           The bride's uncle showered them with gifts.
           L'oncle de la mariée leur a offert une pluie de cadeaux.



Translations for shower and their definitions

douche
     1. n-f. shower
     2. n-f. (juggling) shower
     3. v. first-person singular present of doucher
     4. v. third-person singular present of doucher
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of doucher


averse
     1. n-f. (of rain) shower, rainshower


ondée
     1. adj. feminine singular of ondé
     2. n-f. shower (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.


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