pluie

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French pluye, from Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin *plo(v)ia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɥi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

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pluie f (plural pluies)

  1. rain
    Hyponyms: averse, bruine, déluge
    Des pluies torrentielles se sont abattues la semaine dernière.
    Torrential rain struck down last week.
  2. (figuratively) loads of things
    Hyponym: déluge
    Il a reçu une pluie de messages de recruteurs cherchant à le débaucher.
    He received a flood of messages from recruiters looking to poach him.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: lapli

See also

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plo(v)ia.

Noun

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pluie oblique singularf (oblique plural pluies, nominative singular pluie, nominative plural pluies)

  1. rain
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Descendants

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