downpour en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From down- + pour. Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).
Meanings
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A heavy fall of rain.
I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain.
1951 January, H. A. Vallance, “Kyle of Lochalsh Revisited”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| downpours | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
plash · cloudburst · pourdown · rainstorm
Translations (101)
hu felhőszakadás (heavy fall of rain) · de Platzregen (heavy fall of rain) · hy տարափ (heavy fall of rain) · tr sağanak (heavy fall of rain) · ar هُطُول (heavy fall of rain) · gl trebón (heavy fall of rain) · cmn 瓢潑大雨 /瓢泼大雨 (heavy fall of rain) · uk хлю́ща (heavy fall of rain) · ko 폭우 (heavy fall of rain) · sl ploha (heavy fall of rain) · fr trombe (heavy fall of rain) · vi mưa rào (heavy fall of rain) · uk зли́ва (heavy fall of rain) · ar شُؤْبُوب (heavy fall of rain) · sk lejak (heavy fall of rain) · ja 土砂降り (heavy fall of rain) · nrn ålup (heavy fall of rain) · gl cairo (heavy fall of rain) · ru проливно́й дождь (heavy fall of rain) · pl ulewa (heavy fall of rain) · es chaparrón (heavy fall of rain) · uz jala (heavy fall of rain) · io pluvego (heavy fall of rain) · nn styrtregn (heavy fall of rain) · gl corisco (heavy fall of rain) · gl chuvasco (heavy fall of rain) · fr averse (heavy fall of rain) · be уле́ва (heavy fall of rain) · fi rankkasade (heavy fall of rain) · es palo de agua (heavy fall of rain) · gl chuvascada (heavy fall of rain) · sh pljusak (heavy fall of rain) · nrf dêtchèrque (heavy fall of rain) · fi kaatosade (heavy fall of rain) · cs liják (heavy fall of rain) · id hujan lebat (heavy fall of rain) · ar مَطَر غَزِير (heavy fall of rain) · it rovescio (heavy fall of rain) · az leysan (heavy fall of rain) · pt temporal (heavy fall of rain) · uk зали́ва (heavy fall of rain) · cy tywalltiad (heavy fall of rain) · es jarreo (heavy fall of rain) · it temporale (heavy fall of rain) · da regnskyl (heavy fall of rain) · es aguacero (heavy fall of rain) · be дажджы́шча (heavy fall of rain) · da styrtregn (heavy fall of rain) · mk по́роен дожд (heavy fall of rain) · mk по́ројник (heavy fall of rain) · cy curlaw (heavy fall of rain) · uga 𐎂𐎌𐎎 (heavy fall of rain) · nl wolkbreuk (heavy fall of rain) · de Wolkenbruch (heavy fall of rain) · de Regenguss (heavy fall of rain) · hu zivatar (heavy fall of rain) · ca xàfec (heavy fall of rain) · ru ли́вень (heavy fall of rain) · ko 큰 비 (heavy fall of rain) · be зале́ва (heavy fall of rain) · ko 호우 (heavy fall of rain) · it diluvio (heavy fall of rain) · mi patapataiāwhā (heavy fall of rain) · uk ли́вень (heavy fall of rain) · bg поро́й (heavy fall of rain) · grc ὄμβρος (heavy fall of rain) · uk про́ливень (heavy fall of rain) · pt toró (heavy fall of rain) · el νεροποντή (heavy fall of rain) · cmn 傾盆大雨 /倾盆大雨 (heavy fall of rain) · nb øsregn (heavy fall of rain) · cmn 大雨 (heavy fall of rain) · ms hujan lebat (heavy fall of rain) · mk по́рој (heavy fall of rain) · sh jaka kiša (heavy fall of rain) · kk нөсер жаңбыр (heavy fall of rain) · nn pøsregn (heavy fall of rain) · oc marcejada (heavy fall of rain) · ga duartan (heavy fall of rain) · ro ploaie torențială (heavy fall of rain) · nrf dêcliaitchie (heavy fall of rain) · hu zápor (heavy fall of rain) · gl ballón (heavy fall of rain) · sv ösregn (heavy fall of rain) · pt chuvada (heavy fall of rain) · prg suge (heavy fall of rain) · kk нөсер (heavy fall of rain) · es chubasco (heavy fall of rain) · be лі́вень (heavy fall of rain) · ar وَابِل (heavy fall of rain) · da øsregn (heavy fall of rain) · sl naliv (heavy fall of rain) · pt aguaceiro (heavy fall of rain) · it nubifragio (heavy fall of rain) · ro aversă (heavy fall of rain) · bg поро́ен дъжд (heavy fall of rain) · it acquazzone (heavy fall of rain) · ja 大雨 (heavy fall of rain) · nb regnskyll (heavy fall of rain) · eo ŝaŭro (heavy fall of rain) · yi שלאַקסרעגן (heavy fall of rain)