downpour
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downpour
- /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
From down- + pour.
Compare typologically Czech liják, Polish ulewa, Slovene naliv, Russian ли́вень (lívenʹ) (akin to лить (litʹ)).
noun downpours
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A heavy fall of rain.
They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.
Similar: cloudburst, plash, pourdown, rainstorm
verb downpours · downpouring · downpoured
- To pour down; rain heavily. Bank-notes fluttered down and lay about in all directions, relays of sovereigns rolled away like so much dross, bonds and scrip for thousands and tens of thousands clogged the downpouring stream of jewellery and unset gems.
Translations
Every language
noun heavy fall of rain
| Español | chaparrón, aguacero, chubasco, palo de agua, jarreo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭우 pogu, 큰 비 keun bi, 호우 hou |
| 日本語 | 大雨 ōame, 土砂降り doshaburi |
| 中文 | 大雨 dàyǔ, 傾盆大雨 /倾盆大雨 qīngpéndàyǔ, 瓢潑大雨 /瓢泼大雨 piáopōdàyǔ |
| Português | temporal, toró, chuvada, aguaceiro |
| Français | trombe, averse |
| Deutsch | Regenguss, Platzregen, Wolkenbruch |
| Italiano | acquazzone, diluvio, temporale, rovescio, nubifragio |
| Ελληνικά | νεροποντή neropontí |
| Română | aversă, ploaie torențială |
| Русский | ли́вень lívenʹ, проливно́й дождь prolivnój doždʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mưa rào |
| العربية | وَابِل wābil, مَطَر غَزِير maṭar ḡazīr, شُؤْبُوب šuʔbūb, هُطُول huṭūl |
verb rain heavily
| Español | jarrear |
|---|---|
| Français | pleuvoir à verse |
| Italiano | diluviare |
Talk about this word "downpour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/downpour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. downpour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/downpour "downpour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/downpour.Cite this
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