Rain in French

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The word for “rain” in French is:

la pluie

(feminine noun)

Pronounced: [plɥi] (like plwee)


Gender and Article

  • la pluie – the rain

  • une pluie – a rain / a rainfall

Example:
La pluie tombe depuis ce matin.
The rain has been falling since this morning.


Related Vocabulary

  • pleuvoir – to rain

  • il pleut – it is raining

  • averse – shower

  • bruine – drizzle

  • orage – storm

  • temps pluvieux – rainy weather

  • goutte de pluie – raindrop

  • parapluie – umbrella


Weather Expressions

  • Il pleut des cordes. – It’s raining heavily (literally: “ropes”).

  • Il y a de la pluie dans l’air. – Rain is in the air.

  • Après la pluie, le beau temps. – After the rain comes the sunshine (French proverb).


10 usage examples with translations

  1. La pluie continue toute la journée.
    The rain continues all day.

  2. Il pleut depuis ce matin.
    It has been raining since this morning.

  3. J’ai oublié mon parapluie sous la pluie.
    I forgot my umbrella in the rain.

  4. Une forte pluie a inondé les rues.
    Heavy rain flooded the streets.

  5. Les enfants jouent sous la pluie.
    The children are playing in the rain.

  6. La météo annonce de la pluie pour demain.
    The forecast calls for rain tomorrow.

  7. Il pleut souvent en automne.
    It often rains in the fall.

  8. Les gouttes de pluie frappent les vitres.
    Raindrops are hitting the windows.

  9. Je déteste sortir sous la pluie.
    I hate going out in the rain.

  10. Après la pluie, le soleil est revenu.
    After the rain, the sun came back.

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