rain

rain
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.) regn(vær)
2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) -regn
2. verb
1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne
2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned
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- 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
regn
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regne
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subst. \/reɪn\/
regn, regnvær
• the rain was coming down in buckets
• a rain of bullets
en skur av kuler\/kuleregn
right as rain (hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste orden
rain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir (overført) uansett hva som hender
rain stopped play (sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regn
the rains (i tropene) regntiden
II
verb \/reɪn\/
1) regne
• it rained all day
2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme
• tears rained down her cheeks
3) la regne, øse, la hagle
be rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne inne
the blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over en
it never rains but it pours (ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gang
it's raining buckets (hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregner
it's raining cats and dogs (hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregner
rain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver

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