| Additional Translations |
| rain [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (send in great quantity) (figurado) | dejar caer una lluvia de loc verb + prep |
| | The bombers rained destruction. |
| | Los bombarderos dejaron caer una lluvia de destrucción. |
| rain [sth] vtr | figurative (appear in great quantity) (figurado) | llover⇒ vi |
| | Since we lowered the asking price of our house by £10,000, it's been raining offers. |
| | Desde que bajamos en £10 000 el precio de nuestra casa, llueven ofertas. |
| rain n | (weather: event) | lluvia nf |
| | It looks like rain today. |
| | Parece que hoy va a haber lluvia. |
| rain n | often plural (rainy season) | lluvias nfpl |
| | The rains came early this year. |
| | Las lluvias llegaron temprano este año. |
| rain n | figurative ([sth] falling) (figurado) | lluvia nf |
| | In autumn, the forest is a rain of leaves. |
| | En el otoño hay una lluvia de hojas en el bosque. |
| rain n | figurative (shower of liquid) | lluvia nf |
| | A rain of salt-heavy drops blew in their faces. |
| | Una lluvia de gotas saladas les azotó el rostro. |
| a rain of [sth] n | figurative (large quantity) (figurado) | lluvia nf |
| | | torrente nm |
| | She had to listen to a rain of insults before she could leave the room. |
| | Tuvo que escuchar una lluvia de insultos antes de poder irse de la habitación. |
| | Tuvo que escuchar un torrente de insultos antes de poder irse de la habitación. |
| rain [sth] vtr | figurative (emit as a liquid) (figurado) | llover v impers |
| | The gusher rained oil. |
| | Llovía petróleo del pozo. |
Compound Forms:
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| acid rain n | (pollution falling from sky) | lluvia ácida grupo nom |
| | A lot of statues have been ruined due to acid rain breaking down the stone. |
| | Muchas estatuas se han arruinado debido a que la lluvia ácida destroza la piedra. |
| black rain n | figurative (nuclear fallout) | lluvia radiactiva loc nom f |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) | llueva o truene loc verb |
| | | llueva, truene o relampaguee loc verb |
| | Come rain or shine, we are going to the beach tomorrow! |
| | Mañana vamos a la playa llueva o truene. |
| | (ES) | así caigan chuzos de punta loc adv |
| | Mañana vamos a la playa así caigan chuzos de punta. |
| come rain or shine adv | (whatever happens) | llueva o truene expr |
| | | pase lo que pase expr |
| | | venga lo que venga expr |
| | Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you. |
| | Llueva o truene, nunca te abandonaré. |
| drop of rain n | (raindrop) | gota de lluvia nf + loc adj |
| drop of rain n | (rain: small amount) | gota de lluvia nf + loc adj |
| Note: usually used in negative sentences |
| | We haven't had a drop of rain all summer and the crops are dying. |
| | No ha caído una gota de lluvia en todo el verano, y las cosechas se están muriendo. |
| freezing rain n | (freezes on the ground) | lluvia congelada nf |
| | Freezing rain makes both walking and driving hazardous. |
| | La lluvia congelada hace que tanto caminar como manejar sea peligroso. |
| heavy rain n | (torrential rainfall) | lluvia torrencial nf + adj mf |
| | Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding. |
| | Se prevén lluvias torrenciales en los próximos días y hay riesgo de que se produzcan inundaciones. |
| pouring rain n | (heavy rain) | lluvia torrencial nf + adj |
| | Daisy jumped out of bed and pulled back the curtains, only to see pouring rain. |
| rain boots npl | mainly US (wellingtons: rubber footwear) | botas de lluvia nfpl + loc adj |
| | | botas de goma nfpl + loc adj |
| | Mary only allows her children to jump in puddles when they are wearing their rain boots. |
| | Mary solo permite que sus hijos salten en los charcos cuando llevan sus botas de lluvia. |
| rain cats and dogs v expr | figurative (be raining heavily) | llover a cántaros, llover a mares loc verb |
| | | diluviar v impers |
| | (ES: coloquial) | caer chuzos de punta loc verb |
| Note: most commonly used in the continuous form |
| | I won't be going out today - it's raining cats and dogs out there. |
| | No voy a salir hoy: ¡está lloviendo a cántaros! |
| | No voy a salir hoy: ¡está diluviando! |
| rain check n | US, informal, literal (ticket to rescheduled event) (para evento) | vale canjeable, cupón canjeable nm + adj mf |
| | (para evento) | vale, cupón nm |
| | The team cancelled the game and offered a rain check to the ticket holders. |
| | El equipo canceló el juego y ofreció un vale canjeable a las personas que compraron boleto. |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (promise to postpone offer until later) | posponer para otra ocasión loc verb |
| | I'll have to take a rain check on dinner tonight: I have to study for an exam all night. |
| | Tendré que posponer para otra ocasión la cena de esta noche, estudiaré toda la noche para un examen. |
| rain check n | US, informal, figurative (ticket entitling customer to sale price later) | vale, cupón nm |
| | The store was out of the advertised sausages, but they gave me a rain check. |
| | Las salchichas que estaban en oferta se agotaron, pero la tienda me dio un vale. |
| rain cloud n | (meteorology) | nimbo nm |
| | | nube de lluvia nf + loc adj |
| rain dance n | (dance to encourage rainfall) | danza de la lluvia loc nom f |
| | Bailaron la danza de la lluvia alrededor de una fogata. |
| rain frog | (animal) | rana de lluvia loc nom f |
| rain gauge n | (measures fallen rain) | pluviómetro nm |
| | The rain gauge indicated that 2 cm of rain had fallen in an hour. |
| rain jacket n | (light waterproof coat) | impermeable nm |
| | | chaqueta de lluvia nf + loc adj |
| | I keep a rain jacket in the car. |
| rain on [sb]'s parade v expr | (ruin [sb]'s plans) (coloquial) | aguarle la fiesta a expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cortarle el chorro a expr |
| rain or shine adv | (whatever the weather) (figurado) | llueva o truene expr |
| | The marathon run will take place rain or shine, although it will be postponed if there's lightning. |
| | El maratón se realizará llueva o truene, aunque se pospondrá si hay tormenta eléctrica. |
| rain shadow n | (meteorology) | sombra pluviométrica nf + adj |
| rain shower n | (short burst of rain) | chaparrón nm |
| | I got caught in a rain shower on my way to work and wished I had taken an umbrella. |
| | (coloquial) | chubasco nm |
| | (coloquial) | aguacero nm |
rain slicker,
slicker n | US (waterproof coat, mackintosh) | impermeable nm |
| | (ES) | chubasquero nm |
| | (AR) | piloto nm |
| rain tree | (forestry) | árbol de la lluvia loc nom m |
| | | tamarindo nm |
| | | samán nm |
rainforest,
rain forest n | (dense woodland in rainy region) | bosque pluvial loc nom m |
| | | bosque lluvioso loc nom m |
| | | pluviselva, pluvisilva nf |
| | Western Canada has several areas of rainforest. |
| | El oeste de Canadá tiene muchas áreas de bosque pluvial. |
| rainstorm n | (storm with heavy rainfall) | temporal nm |
| | | tormenta nf |
| | | tempestad nf |
| | The rainstorm will dump about two inches of rain by nightfall. |
| | El temporal dejará caer 5 centímetros de lluvia para el anochecer. |
rainwater,
rain water,
rain-water n | (fallen rain) | agua de lluvia, agua llovediza loc nom f |
| | (AmL) | agua lluvia loc nom f |
| | (formal) | agua pluvial loc nom f |
| | The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops. |
| | Los granjeros necesitan agua de lluvia para que crezca la cosecha. |
| right as rain adj | informal (in perfect condition) (AR, informal) | fresco como una uva, fresco como una lechuga loc adj |
| | (ES) | fresco como una rosa loc adj |
| | 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. |
| | Después de una buena noche de sueño me sentí fresco como una uva. |
| spot with rain v expr | (rain a few drops) | chispear⇒, lloviznar⇒ vi |
| | | caer unas gotas loc verb |
| take a rain check v expr | figurative, informal (postpone [sth]) | aplazar⇒ vtr |
| | | postergar⇒ vtr |
| | | posponer⇒ vtr |
| | I can't meet you tonight; can I take a rain check for next week? |
| | No puedo verte esta noche; ¿podemos aplazar para la próxima semana? |
tropical rainforest,
tropical rain forest n | (dense woodland in equatorial area) | selva tropical nf + adj |