What does pleuvoir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pleuvoir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pleuvoir in French.
The word pleuvoir in French means rain, come thick and fast, bucket down, pour down, pour, rain cats and dogs, rain cats and dogs. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pleuvoir
rainverbe impersonnel (pluie : tomber) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il pleut sans cesse depuis trois jours. It has been raining nonstop for three days. |
come thick and fastverbe impersonnel (figuré (arriver en quantité) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les mauvaises nouvelles n'arrêtaient pas de pleuvoir. Bad news keeps coming thick and fast. |
bucket down(pleuvoir beaucoup) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") It's bucketing down outside. |
pour down(pleuvoir beaucoup) |
pour(pleuvoir beaucoup) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Hier, il a plu à verse toute la journée. It poured all day yesterday. |
rain cats and dogslocution verbale (très familier (beaucoup pleuvoir) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Si j'étais toi, je ne sortirais pas maintenant parce qu'il pleut comme vache qui pisse ! |
rain cats and dogs(figuré (pleuvoir beaucoup) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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