Mưa; cơn mưa

to be caught in the rain

bị mưa

to keep the rain out

cho khỏi bị mưa, cho mưa khỏi vào

a rain of fire

trận mưa đạn

rain of tears

khóc như mưa

rain or shine

dù mưa hay nắng

( the rains) ( số nhiều) mùa mưa

( the Rains) ( số nhiều) vùng mưa ở Đại tây dương ( 410 độ vĩ bắc)

( + of) một số lớn đồ vật rơi xuống như mưa

a rain of arrows

một trận mưa tên

a rain of bullets

một trận mưa đạn

a rain of ashes

một trận mưa tro bụi

Mưa, trút xuống như mưa ( (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))

it is raining hard

trời mưa to

it has rained itself out

mưa đã tạnh

to rain blows on someone

đấm ai túi bụi

to rain bullets

bắn đạn như mưa

to rain tears

khóc như mưa, nước mắt giàn giụa

after rain comes fair weather (sunshine)

hết cơn bĩ cực tới hồi thái lai

to get out of the rain

tránh được những điều bực mình khó chịu

not to know enough to get out of the rain

(nghĩa bóng) không biết tính toán, không biết cách làm ăn; xuẩn ngốc

right as rain

(thông tục) mạnh giỏi cả; tốt lành cả; đâu vào đó cả

come rain come shine; come rain or shine

dù mưa hay nắng

(nghĩa bóng) dù có gì xảy ra

to come in when it rain

(nghĩa bóng) tránh được những điều bực mình khó chịu

it rains cats and dogs

trời mưa như trút

it never rains but it pours

hoạ vô đơn chí

not to know enough to go in when it rains

(nghĩa bóng) không biết tính toán, không biết cách làm ăn; xuẩn ngốc

trút xuống như mưa

mưa

N.

Precipitation, drizzle, sprinkle, downpour, shower,thunder-shower, cloudburst, rainstorm, squall, deluge, USsunshower: After the rain the sun came out.

Rainfall,precipitation: The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.

Flood, torrent, shower, volley, stream, outpouring: Arrivinghome, she could barely shield herself from the rain ofchildren's kisses.

V.

Come down, pour, teem, sprinkle, drizzle, spit, Britdialect mizzle, Colloq come down in buckets, rain cats and dogs:The weatherman said it would rain today, so take an umbrella.

Trickle, pour, run, fall: Tears rained down her sallow cheeks.6 descend, shower: Blows rained on him from the tiny fists ofthe furious child.

Bestow, lavish, shower: He rained kisseson her upturned face.

N. & v.

N.

A the condensed moisture of the atmospherefalling visibly in separate drops. b the fall of such drops.

(in pl.) a rainfalls. b (prec. by the) the rainy season intropical countries.

A falling liquid or solid particles orobjects. b the rainlike descent of these. c a large oroverwhelming quantity (a rain of congratulations).

V.

Intr. (prec. by it as subject) rain falls (it is raining; if itrains).

A intr. fall in showers or like rain (tears raineddown their cheeks; blows rain upon him). b tr. (prec. by it assubject) send in large quantities (it rained blood; it israining invitations).

Tr. send down like rain; lavishlybestow (rained benefits on us; rained blows upon him).

Intr.(of the sky, the clouds, etc.) send down rain.

A promise that an offer will be maintainedthough deferred. rain-cloud a cloud bringing rain. rain forestluxuriant tropical forest with heavy rainfall. rain-gauge aninstrument measuring rainfall. rain-making the action ofattempting to increase rainfall by artificial means. rain off(or US out) (esp. in passive) cause (an event etc.) to beterminated or cancelled because of rain. rain or shine whetherit rains or not. rain-shadow a region shielded from rain bymountains etc. rain-wash 1 loose material carried away by rain.2 the movement of this. rain-worm the common earthworm.

Rainless adj. raintight adj. [OE regn, ren, regnian f. Gmc]