pluie

Definitions of pluie
  1. noun
    the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
    synonyms: précipitation
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    grêlon
    precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
    neige
    precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
    averse
    a storm with rain
    averse, pluie battante, pluie diluvienne, trombe d'eau
    a heavy rain
    bruine
    very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
    averse
    a brief period of precipitation
    neige, rafale de neige
    a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
    type of:
    conditions atmosphériques, conditions météorologiques, météo
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  2. noun
    water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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    averse
    a storm with rain
    averse, pluie battante, pluie diluvienne, trombe d'eau
    a heavy rain
    bruine
    very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
    averse
    a brief period of precipitation
    type of:
    précipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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