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/plɥi/
Translation
rain
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin ploia, from Latin pluvia ('rain'), from pluere ('to rain'). The English 'pluvial' shares this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pluvia
- English cognates
- pluvial
Grammar
Examples
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The rain has been falling without stopping since this morning.
cette .
We cannot go out with this rain.
, .
After the rain, the sky becomes very clear.
Cette au .
This rain will do the garden good.
parapluie, .
Take your umbrella, there is a lot of rain outside.
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