Meaning of rain cats and dogs | Babel Free
Equivalents
العربية
أَمْطَرَ بِغَزَارَة
Azərbaycanca
tut ucundan, göyə çıx
Català
ploure a bots i barrals
Čeština
lít jako z konve
Cymraeg
bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn
Deutsch
aus allen Kannen gießen
aus allen Kannen schütten
Bindfäden regnen
Bindfäden regnen
in Strömen regnen
wie aus Eimern schütten
Ελληνικά
βρέχει καρεκλοπόδαρα
βρέχει με το τουλούμι
ρίχνει καντάρια
ρίχνει καρεκλοπόδαρα
ρίχνει καρεκλοπόδαρα
Español
caer chuzos de punta
caer un palo de lluvia
caer un palo de pluvia
chaparrear
diluviar
jarrear
llover a cántaros
llover a mares
llover copiosamente
llover reciamente
Suomi
sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
sataa kaatamalla
sataa kuin saavista kaataen
sataa kuin saavista kaataen
Français
dracher
pleuvoir à boire debout
pleuvoir à seaux
pleuvoir à verse
pleuvoir des cordes
pleuvoir des hallebardes
Galego
arroiar
arroiar
chover a cachón
chover a caldeiros
chover a chuzos
chover a chuzos
chover a Deus dar auga
diluviar
Íslenska
rigna eldi og brennisteini
ქართული
კოკისპირული წვიმა
한국어
비가 억수같이 내리다
Nederlands
pijpenstelen regenen
Português
cair um toró
chover a cântaros
chover a potes
chover canivete
chover canivetes
o céu vir abaixo
Română
ploua cu găleata
Русский
лить как из ведра́
Examples
“["]Those weather-gaws aren't out for nothing. It'll rain cats and dogs to-morrow." Marigold wondered what weather-gaws were—and then forgot in thinking how interesting it would be in it really rained cats and dogs. Little silk-eared kittens everywhere by the basketful—loads of darling pudgy puppies.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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