downpour

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

downpour (plural downpours)

1. A heavy rain.

   They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

Synonyms

• cloudburst
• deluge
• inundation
• monsoon
• rain
• rainstorm
• storm
• torrent
• wet

Related terms

• rain cats and dogs

Translations

• French: trombe, averse
• German: Regenguss
• Italian: acquazzone, diluvio, temporale, rovescio, nubifragio
• Portuguese: temporal, toró
• Russian: ли́вень
• Spanish: chaparrón, aguacero, chubasco, (Venezuela) palo de agua

Verb

downpour (downpours, present participle downpouring; past and past participle downpoured)

1. (intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.

Translations

• French: pleuvoir à verse
• Italian: diluviare

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