Engelsk navneord: rain | |||
| 1. | rain (om fænomen) water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rainfall | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | downfall, precipitation | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | cloudburst, deluge, downpour, drizzle, mizzle, monsoon, pelter, rain shower, rainstorm, shower, soaker, torrent, waterspout | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | raindrop | ||
| 2. | rain (om masse el. substans) drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rainwater | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fresh water, freshwater | ||
| 3. | rain (om egenskab) anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A rain of bullets. A pelting of insults. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pelting | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: rain | |||
| 1. | rain (om vejr) precipitate as rain | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | It was raining all day long | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rain down | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | It is ----ing. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | come down, fall, precipitate | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | drizzle, mizzle, patter, pelt, pitter-patter, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, shower, shower down, spatter, spit, sprinkle, stream | ||