raindrop
A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the skyA single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
» A raindrop splashed on her cheek.
Ein Regentropfen platschte auf ihre Wange.
Meaning
1 sensesA single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.
Regentropfen
дождева́я ка́пляdoždevája káplja, ка́пля дождя́káplja doždjá, дожди́нкаdoždínka
дощова́ кра́пляdoščová kráplja, кра́пля дощу́kráplja doščú
- a drop of rain
Examples
17 sentencesA raindrop splashed on her cheek.
deEin Regentropfen platschte auf ihre Wange.
Large raindrops are starting to fall.
ruНачинают падать крупные капли дождя.
Now the first raindrops are already falling.
The raindrops freeze before hitting the ground.
deDie Regentropfen gefrieren, bevor sie den Boden erreichen.
The clouds are large, and the raindrops are small.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from PFrom Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.
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