rain cloud in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rain cloud in the English»French Dictionary

it looks like rain attr cloud, hood, water

de pluie

Translations for rain cloud in the English»French Dictionary

I.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] N

1. rain METEO:

rain

pluie f

the rain was falling or coming down

la pluie tombait, il pleuvait

the rain started/stopped

il a commencé à/il s'est arrêté de pleuvoir

a light/heavy rain

une pluie fine/battante

steady/driving/pouring rain

pluie régulière/battante/diluvienne

in the rain

sous la pluie

come in out of the rain!

rentre, ne reste pas sous la pluie!

it looks like rain

le temps est à la pluie

it looks like rain attr cloud, hood, water

de pluie

2. rain (of arrows, ash):

rain fig

pluie f (of de)

II.rains N

rains npl:

rains

saison f des pluies

the rains have failed

la saison a été sèche

III.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] VB trans

to rain blows on sb person:

rouer qn de coups

to rain questions/compliments on sb

inonder qn de questions/compliments

IV.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] VB impers

1. rain METEO:

rain

pleuvoir

it's raining

il pleut

it rained all night/all summer

il a plu toute la nuit/tout l'été

it was raining hard

il pleuvait à verse

2. rain fig → rain down

V.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn]

come rain or shine

qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

it never rains but it pours

un malheur n'arrive jamais seul

to be (as) right as rain Brit person:

se porter comme un charme

to be (as) right as rain object:

être en parfait état de marche

See also rain down

I.rain down VB [Brit reɪn -, Am reɪn -] (rain down)

rain down blows, bullets, ash, insults:

rain down

pleuvoir (on, onto sur)

II.rain down VB [Brit reɪn -, Am reɪn -] (rain down [sth], rain [sth] down)

rain down

faire pleuvoir (on, onto sur)

I.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] N

1. cloud C (in sky):

cloud

nuage m

cloud

nuée f liter

2. cloud U METEO:

cloud, a. cloud mass

nuages mpl

some patches of cloud

quelques nuages

there's a lot of cloud about

il fait un temps très nuageux

3. cloud (mass):

cloud (of smoke, dust, gas)

nuage m

cloud (of ash, insects)

nuage m

cloud (of ash, insects)

nuée f

4. cloud (negative feature) fig:

a cloud of gloom/uncertainty

un voile de tristesse/d'incertitude

to cast a cloud over sth

jeter une ombre sur qc

5. cloud (blur):

cloud (in liquid, marble, gem)

nuage m

cloud (in glass, on mirror)

buée f

II.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] VB trans

1. cloud (blur):

cloud steam, breath: mirror

embuer

cloud substance: liquid

rendre [qc] trouble

cloud tears: vision

brouiller

clouded with tears eyes

voilé or brouillé de larmes

2. cloud (confuse):

cloud judgment

obscurcir

cloud memory

brouiller

to cloud the issue

brouiller les cartes

3. cloud (blight):

cloud atmosphere, occasion etc

assombrir

III.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd] VB intr

cloud → cloud over

IV.cloud [Brit klaʊd, Am klaʊd]

to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

croire au père Noël

to have one's head in the clouds

avoir la tête dans les nuages

to be on cloud nine inf

être aux anges

to be/leave under a cloud

être/partir en état de disgrâce

See also cloud over

cloud over VB [Brit klaʊd -, Am klaʊd -]

cloud over sky:

se couvrir (de nuages)

cloud over face:

s'assombrir

rain cloud in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rain cloud in the English»French Dictionary

rain cloud N

rain cloud

nuage m de pluie

Translations for rain cloud in the English»French Dictionary

I.cloud [klaʊd] N

1. cloud a. fig:

cloud

nuage m

2. cloud COMPUT:

cloud

cloud m

Phrases:

to be on cloud nine

être au septième ciel

to be under a cloud

être l'objet de soupçons

II.cloud [klaʊd] VB trans

1. cloud (darken):

cloud a. fig

obscurcir

2. cloud (make less clear):

cloud

rendre trouble

III.cloud [klaʊd] VB intr

1. cloud (become overcast):

cloud

se couvrir

2. cloud fig:

cloud

s'assombrir

I.rain [reɪn] N no pl

1. rain (precipitation):

rain

pluie f

heavy/gentle rain

pluie battante/fine

in the rain

sous la pluie

to be caught in the rain

être surpris par la pluie

2. rain pl (season):

rain

saison f des pluies

Phrases:

come rain or shine

qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente

II.rain [reɪn] VB intr

rain

pleuvoir

III.rain [reɪn] VB trans

rain fig:

to rain blows/questions on sb

faire pleuvoir les coups/les questions sur qn

Phrases:

it's raining cats and dogs

il pleut des cordes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A small, dark rain cloud perpetually hovers over his head to symbolize his bad luck.

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Taken together, the staffs look like a translucent rain cloud, don't they?

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She tells him her grandson used to be so happy and full of life, but was now his own personal rain cloud.

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This divide puts academia back into silos: those on the sunny side of funding decisions and those under a constant rain cloud.

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Smaller particles can be also scavenged by precipitation, either from the moisture condensing in the cloud itself or from the cloud intersecting with a rain cloud.

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All was going smoothly until the jet flew into a rain cloud two miles north of the airport.

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Influencing the weather can also mean deflecting the rain clouds from neighbouring areas, and thus imply black sorcery.

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While another rain cloud floated above us, we arrived at a three-way intersection.

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So that was one small silver lining in that rain cloud for me.

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Moisture then condensed around the dust and eventually produced a rain cloud.

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