Engels Woord van de dag

rain

regen

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

rain

1. regen

2. regenen

Engels > Engels

rain

1. n. Condensed water falling from a cloud.

We've been having a lot of rain lately.

The rains came late that year.

2. n. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.

3. n. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

4. v. (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

It will rain today.

5. v. (intransitive) To fall as or like rain.

It will rain fire and brimstone at the end of days.

Tears rained from her eyes.

Leaves rained from the tree.

Bombs rained from the sky.

6. v. To issue (something) in large quantities.

The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

7. v. (obsolete) To reign.

Nederlands > Engels

regen

1. n-m. rain

2. v. imperative of regenen

3. v. plural past indicative of rijgen

4. v. plural past subjunctive of rijgen

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.
    Regen, regen, ga weg. Kom een andere dag maar terug.
There hasn't been any rain for the past three months.
    Er was helemaal geen regen de afgelopen drie maanden.
I'm afraid it will rain.
    Ik ben bang dat het gaat regenen.
I don't know if it was because of the late hour or because of the rain, but there was no one around.
    Ik weet niet of het kwam omdat het zo laat was of omdat het regende, maar er was niemand.
I could not come because of the heavy rain.
    Ik kon niet komen door de hevige regen.

Vorige woorden herzien

long	mirror	handbag	school desk
eighteen	red	hour	beer
living room	blink	small	pear
syringe	cymbal	underwear	seventy-nine

Willekeurig

swamp	knife	fruit	lip
light blue	dashboard	sailor	seventy
dining room	hard	eighty	scream
animal	policeman	bath	chest of drawers

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