rain

Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
rain [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (send in great quantity) (figuurlijk)	zaaien overg.ww
	The bombers rained destruction.
	De bommenwerpers zaaiden vernieling.
rain n	(weather: event) (ontelbaar)	regen nw de
	It looks like rain today.
rain n	figurative ([sth] falling) (figuurlijk)	regen nw de
	In autumn, the forest is a rain of leaves.
rain n	(falling liquid) (figuurlijk)	stroom, straal nw de
	The airport crew sprayed a rain of glycol antifreeze on the wings.
a rain of [sth] n	figurative (large quantity) (figuurlijk)	stortvloed nw de
		reeks nw de
	She had to listen to a rain of insults before she could leave the room.
rain, rains npl	(rainy season)	regentijd nw de
		regenseizoen nw het
	The rains came early this year.
rain [sth] vtr	figurative (emit as a liquid) (figuurlijk)	regenen overg.ww
		neerstromen, gutsen onoverg.ww
	The gusher rained oil.

Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek

Voornaamste vertalingen
Nederlands		Engels
regen nw de	(neervallende druppels)	rain, rainfall n
		shower n
regenen onpers.ww	(in druppels neervallen)	rain vi
		shower vi
		drizzle vi
regen nw de	figuurlijk (grote hoeveelheid van iets) (figurative)	rain n
water nw het	(regen, neerslag)	water n
		rain, rainfall n
		precipitation n

Samengestelde woorden:
Nederlands		Engels
dakgoot nw de	(afvoerkanaal)	gutter n
		rain gutter n
gouden regen nw de	(boomsoort) (botany)	golden chain, golden rain n
	(botany)	laburnum n
sauzen onoverg.ww	informeel (stortregenen) (rain)	pour vi
		rain cats and dogs v expr

Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
heavy rain n	(torrential rainfall)	hevige regenval nw de
	Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding.
rain check n	US, informal, literal (ticket to rescheduled event)	vervangend toegangsbewijs bn + nw het
	The team cancelled the game and offered a rain check to the ticket holders.
rain check n	US, informal, figurative (promise to postpone offer until later)	het te goed houden frase
	I'll have to take a rain check on dinner tonight: I have to study for an exam all night.
rain check n	US, informal, figurative (ticket entitling customer to sale price later)	tegoedbon nw de
	The store was out of the advertised sausages, but they gave me a rain check.
rainforest, rain forest n	(dense woodland in rainy region)	regenwoud nw het
	Western Canada has several areas of rainforest.
rainstorm n	(storm with heavy rainfall)	regenstorm nw de
		stortbui nw de
	The rainstorm will dump about two inches of rain by nightfall.
rainwater, rain water, rain-water n	(fallen rain)	regenwater nw het, ont.
	The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops.
right as rain adj	informal (in perfect condition) (informeel)	tiptop bn
		kerngezond bn
	After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain.
	We'll give the engine a tune-up, and it should be right as rain afterwards.

Collocatie: [it's, it is] raining, [light, heavy, torrential, drizzly] rain, rain [warnings, alerts, showers], meer...

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