rain in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rain in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] N

1. rain METEO:

rain

pioggia f

the rain was falling or coming down

pioveva or scendeva la pioggia

the rain started, stopped

cominciò a, smise di piovere

a light rain

una pioggerella or una pioggia fine

a heavy rain

una pioggia battente

steady, driving rain

pioggia regolare, persistente

in the rain

sotto la pioggia

come in out of the rain!

entra, non restare sotto la pioggia!

it looks like rain

minaccia pioggia

it looks like rain before n hood

per la pioggia

2. rain (of arrows, ash):

rain fig

pioggia f (of di)

II.rains N

rains npl:

rains

stagione f delle piogge

summer rains

piogge estive

the rains have failed

la pioggia non è arrivata

III.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] VB impers METEO

rain

piovere

it's raining

sta piovendo

it rained all night, all summer

piovve tutta la notte, tutta l'estate

it was raining hard

pioveva forte

IV.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] VB intr

rain blows, bullets, ash, insults:

rain

piovere (on, onto su)

V.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] VB trans

to rain blows on sb person:

tempestare qn di colpi

to rain questions on sb

subissare qn di domande

to rain compliments on sb

riempire qn di complimenti

to rain gifts on sb

coprire qn di regali

VI.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn]

come rain or shine

col bello e col cattivo tempo

to be (as) right as rain Brit person:

stare benissimo

to be (as) right as rain object:

essere in perfetto stato

it never rains but it pours

le disgrazie non vengono mai sole

it's raining cats and dogs

piove a catinelle

rain-soaked [ˈreɪnsəʊkt] ADJ

rain-soaked person, garment, ground:

rain-soaked

fradicio di pioggia

rain check [Brit, Am] N Am

1. rain check COMM:

rain check

= biglietto che permette a un cliente di prenotare un articolo a prezzo ridotto in caso di esaurimento scorte

2. rain check SPORTS:

rain check

= biglietto che permette di assistere a un incontro di recupero nel caso in cui la prima partita sia rinviata per pioggia

“can I invite you to lunch?” - “no, thank you, but I'll take a rain check on it”

“posso invitarti a pranzo?” - “no, grazie, ma tengo buono l'invito per un'altra volta”

rain chart [ˈreɪnˌtʃɑːt] N

rain chart

carta f pluviometrica

pouring rain N U

pouring rain

rovescio m

rain gauge [Am ˈreɪn ˌɡeɪdʒ] N

rain gauge

pluviometro m

rain out VB [reɪn -] Am

rain out → rain off

See also rain off

rain off VB [reɪn -] Brit

to be rained off (cancelled)

essere rinviato per la pioggia

to be rained off (stopped)

essere sospeso a causa della pioggia

rain stick [Am ˈreɪnstɪk] N

rain stick

bastone m della pioggia

rain off VB [reɪn -] Brit

to be rained off (cancelled)

essere rinviato per la pioggia

to be rained off (stopped)

essere sospeso a causa della pioggia

rain shadow [Am reɪn ˈʃædoʊ] N

rain shadow

= zona poco piovosa perché riparata da colline o montagne

rain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rain in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rain [reɪn] N

rain

pioggia f

rain shower

acquazzone m

the rains

la stagione delle piogge

Phrases:

rain or shine

qualunque cosa accada

to be as right as rain inf

essere in piena forma

II.rain [reɪn] VB intr

rain

piovere

III.rain [reɪn] VB trans

rain

riversare

acid rain N

acid rain

pioggia f acida

rain cloud N

rain cloud

nuvola f carica di pioggia

rain gauge N

rain gauge

pluviometro m

rain forest N

rain forest

foresta f tropicale

rain out VB trans

to be rained out

essere cancellato per la pioggia

Translations for rain in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pluviometro

rain gauge

K-Way

rain parka

pioggia torrenziale

torrential rain

pioggia

rain

pioggia acida

acid rain

pioggia fine/fitta/scrosciante

light/heavy/pouring rain

rain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the rain was coming down in sheets

pioveva a dirotto

to get out of the rain

venir via dalla pioggia

it may rain

può darsi che piova

the rain kept up all night

ha continuato a piovere tutta la notte

to keep the rain/cold out

non far passare la pioggia/il freddo

to rain cats and dogs

piovere a catinelle

to keep the rain off sth/sb

proteggere qc/qu dalla pioggia

to protect oneself against rain

proteggersi dalla pioggia

we don't get much rain

qui non piove molto

to be as right as rain inf

essere in piena forma

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The river draws its water mainly from natural groundwater springs, snow melt, and rain water.

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It looked forlorn in the rain with all the barbed wire.

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After hours of driving the group stops at the edge of the mountainous rain forest, unsure of where to go.

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With an expected launch in the first quarter of this year, you may have to rain check the gift.

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She also becomes overwhelmingly upset over relatively small occurrences such as leaving laundry out in the rain and putting the wrong condiments on her food.

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The top is peaty and thus very boggy after rain.

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What a wonderful tonic to be exposed to bright sunshine, drenching rain, choking dust, dripping fog, rigid air, punishing winds!

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The tiny desk doubles as a nightstand; an overhead shower fixture delivers water like rain, perhaps to make the stall (no tub) seem more spacious.

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Squall lines typically bow out due to the formation of a mesoscale high pressure system which forms within the stratiform rain area behind the initial line.

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Residents claim that acid rain falls after some launches.

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