rain

I 1. [reɪn]

nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)

the rain stopped — smise di piovere

in the rain — sotto la pioggia

it looks like rain — minaccia pioggia

2.

nome plurale rains stagione f.sing. delle piogge

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come rain or shine — col bello e col cattivo tempo

to be (as) right as rain — BE [person] stare benissimo

II 1. [reɪn]

verbo impersonale piovere

2.

verbo transitivo

to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi

- rain off

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it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole

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[rein] 1. noun

1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) pioggia

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) pioggia

2. verb

1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) piovere

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) piovere

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- rainy

- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain

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I 1. [reɪn]

nome pioggia f. (anche fig.)

the rain stopped — smise di piovere

in the rain — sotto la pioggia

it looks like rain — minaccia pioggia

2.

nome plurale rains stagione f.sing. delle piogge

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come rain or shine — col bello e col cattivo tempo

to be (as) right as rain — BE [person] stare benissimo

II 1. [reɪn]

verbo impersonale piovere

2.

verbo transitivo

to rain blows on sb. — tempestare qcn. di colpi

- rain off

••

it never rains but it pours — piove sempre sul bagnato, le disgrazie non vengono mai sole