Rain in French 🇫🇷

La pluie

La pluie (rain) sounds like “La plooy.” Imagine a group of people shouting “La plooy” as raindrops fall on them.

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Tips to remember the French word “pluie”:
– Associate “pluie” with “pluvial,” which means related to rain in English.
– Think of the rhyming English word “flee”; when it starts to rain, people often flee indoors.
– Visualize a downpour and the sound of the rain going “plooie,” similar to the pronunciation of “pluie.”

Explanations:
– “Pluie” is the French word for “rain.” It is pronounced approximately as “ploo-ee.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Averse” (shower): generally referring to a sudden and heavy downpour.
– “Onslaught” (downpour): a more poetic term for intense, heavy rain.

Alternate meanings and slang:
– In French, “pluie” doesn’t have widespread alternate meanings or common slang usages. However, in certain contexts, it might be used metaphorically to describe a large quantity of something falling or coming down, similar to how “rain” is used in English.

Examples of sentences:
– “Il va pleuvoir, prends ton parapluie.” (It’s going to rain, take your umbrella.)
– “La pluie a continué toute la journée.” (The rain continued all day.)
– “Nous avons été surpris par une forte pluie.” (We were surprised by a heavy rain.)
– “J’aime le son de la pluie sur les toits.” (I love the sound of rain on the roofs.)
– “Une pluie de confettis a marqué la fin du concert.” (A rain of confetti marked the end of the concert.)

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