Translations for „rain“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . rain [reɪn] N no pl

1. rain (water):

rain

deszcz m

a downpour of rain

ulewa f

it looks like rain

wygląda na to, że będzie padać

2. rain fig of bullets, arrows:

rain

grad m

Phrases:

rain or shine

tak czy owak

II . rain [reɪn] VB intr

1. rain drops of water:

rain

padać

it was raining heavily

lało

2. rain fig (fall):

to rain on sb/sth

obsypywać [perf obsypać] kogoś/coś

fragments of glass rained on him

obsypały go kawałki szkła

Phrases:

it's raining cats and dogs

leje jak z cebra

it never rains but it pours

nieszczęścia zawsze chodzą parami

III . rain [reɪn] VB trans fig

to rain sth on sb

obsypywać [perf obsypać] kogoś/coś czymś

to rain questions on sb

zasypywać [perf zasypać] kogoś pytaniami

acid rain N no pl

acid rain

kwaśny deszcz m

rain off, rain out AM VB trans

rain off

przerywać [perf przerwać] z powodu deszczu

rain forest N

rain forest

[tropikalny] las m deszczowy

rain gauge N METEO

rain gauge

deszczomierz m

rain gauge

pluwiometr m

rain water N no pl

rain water

woda f deszczowa

rain water

deszczówka f

rain check

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to take a rain check on sth inf idiom

odrzucać propozycję z możliwością przyjęcia jej w późniejszym terminie

Usage examples with rain

rain gauge

deszczomierz m

there's rain coming on

zanosi się na deszcz

if the rain continues...

jeśli nadal będzie padał deszcz...

as right as rain inf

zdrów jak ryba

it looks like rain

zanosi się na deszcz

it may [or might] rain

może padać

a downpour of rain

ulewa f

a spot of rain

parę kropel deszczu

it's spotting [with rain]

siąpi

rain or shine

bez względu na pogodę

of flame, rain

ściana f

it's pissing down [with rain]

leje jak z cebra

it's pelting [or down] with rain

leje jak z cebra

it is spitting [with rain]

siąpi

it's showing signs of rain

deszcz wisi w powietrzu

to rain cats and dogs

lać jak z cebra

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rain provides lubrication for the material to slide, and increases the self-mass of the material.

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Irrigation is more energy intensive than rain-fed agriculture, and drip irrigation is more intensive yet since the water must be pressurized.

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Surface temperatures responded slower and the sleet and freezing rain changed over to rain during the morning of the 10th.

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At times, they can grow severe, bringing gusty winds, small hail, and torrential rain, and an occasional tornado.

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

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It might, for instance, react with water droplets and rain out quickly.

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That is why there is so much rain in the southern region.

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

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