rain out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rain out in the English»French Dictionary

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.rain [Brit reɪn, Am reɪn] N

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

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

2. rain fig → rain down

See also rain down

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

rain out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rain out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It even has a roof to keep the rain out.
en.wikipedia.org
It will keep the rain out while making it possible for the stadium to be largely day-lit and open to the air along its edges.
www.latimes.com
For example, it has been suggested that artillery shells would result in inadequate distribution, and thus result in large particles, which quickly rain out.
en.wikipedia.org
A front door keeps the rain out, but is wide enough and high enough for a lorry to drive in and out.
news.bbc.co.uk
Roofs built over the pit structure are beneficial in that they can help keep rain out and provide shade to lower temperature.
en.wikipedia.org
Water molecules start to rain out, and those contain heavier oxygen-18 atoms go first.
blogs.discovermagazine.com
In a lot of houses in my sub division, there is nothing to keep the rain out.
www.thetelegram.com
The liquid waste is piped to huge concrete tanks covered to keep rain out and odors down.
www.oregonlive.com
More like a bunch of deserters whose fancy boots don't keep the rain out.
www.telegraph.co.uk
This enables the wind to pass through the cavities in the wall but keeps the rain out.
en.wikipedia.org

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