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rain

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/reɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rān)

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English Collocations

Huvudsakliga översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
rain n	(weather: raindrops)	regn s
The rain is falling hard.
Regnet faller hårt.
rain n	(rain shower)	regnskur s
regn s
Get out of the rain!
Kom in från regnet!
rain⇒ vi	(weather)	regna vitr
We hope it will rain. It's raining again.
Vi hoppas att det ska regna. Det regnar igen.

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Ytterligare översättningar
Engelska	Svenska
rain [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (send in great quantity) (slang)	regna vtr
peppra vtr
The bombers rained destruction.
rain [sth] vtr	figurative (appear in great quantity) (bildlig)	regna vtr
Since we lowered the asking price of our house by £10,000, it's been raining offers.
rain n	(weather: event)	regnväder s
It looks like rain today.
rain n	often plural (rainy season)	regnperiod s
regnsäsong s
The rains came early this year.
rain n	figurative ([sth] falling) (bildligt)	regn s
In autumn, the forest is a rain of leaves.
rain n	figurative (shower of liquid) (bildligt)	regn, skur s
A rain of salt-heavy drops blew in their faces.
a rain of [sth] n	figurative (large quantity) (bildligt)	skur, hagelskur s
She had to listen to a rain of insults before she could leave the room.
rain [sth] vtr	figurative (emit as a liquid) (bildlig)	regna vtr
droppa vtr
The gusher rained oil.

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Partikelverb
Engelska	Svenska
rain down vi phrasal	(fall heavily and copiously) (bildlig)	regna ner vitr partikel
(bildlig)	hagla vitr

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Sammansatta former:
Engelska	Svenska
acid rain n	(pollution falling from sky)	surt regn adj + s
A lot of statues have been ruined due to acid rain breaking down the stone.
heavy rain n	(torrential rainfall)	ösregn, skyfall s
Heavy rain is forecast for the next few days, and there is a risk of severe flooding.
pouring rain n	(heavy rain)	hällregn s
(vardagligt)	ösregn s
Daisy jumped out of bed and pulled back the curtains, only to see pouring rain.
rain boots npl	(wellingtons: rubber footwear)	gummistövlar spl
vattentäta skor adj + spl
rain check n	US, informal, literal (ticket to rescheduled event)	ersättningsbiljett s
tillgodobiljett s
The team cancelled the game and offered a rain check to the ticket holders.
rain check n	US, informal, figurative (promise to postpone offer until later)	en annan gång uttr
(vardagligt, lånord)	rain check s
I'll have to take a rain check on dinner tonight: I have to study for an exam all night.
Vi får ta kvällens middag en annan gång: jag måste plugga till ett prov hela kvällen.
rain check n	US, informal, figurative (ticket entitling customer to sale price later)	tillgodokvitto s
The store was out of the advertised sausages, but they gave me a rain check.
rain jacket n	(light waterproof coat)	regnjacka, regnkappa s
vattentät jacka adj + s
I keep a rain jacket in the car.
rainforest, rain forest n	(dense woodland in rainy region)	regnskog s
Western Canada has several areas of rainforest.
rainstorm n	(storm with heavy rainfall)	skyfall s
(vardagligt)	ösregn s
regnstorm s
The rainstorm will dump about two inches of rain by nightfall.
rainwater, rain water, rain-water n	(fallen rain)	regnvatten s
The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops.
right as rain adj	informal (in perfect condition)	frisk som en nötkärna adj
(bildlig: livlig, alert)	pigg som en mört 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.
take a rain check v expr	figurative, informal (postpone [sth])	göra ngt en annan gång vbal uttr
skjuta upp ngt vtr partikel oskj
I can't meet you tonight; can I take a rain check for next week?