rainfall
The amount of rain that falls on a single occasionThe amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
» We anticipate a heavy rainfall tomorrow.
Мы ожидаем завтра сильный дождь.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
Niederschlag, Niederschlagshöhe, Niederschlagsmenge
коли́чество оса́дковkolíčestvo osádkov, дождьdoždʹ, оса́дкиosádki
(countable, uncountable)The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Examples
30 sentencesWe anticipate a heavy rainfall tomorrow.
ruМы ожидаем завтра сильный дождь.
We had a heavy rainfall last night.
ruВчера ночью у нас был сильный ливень.
deWir hatten einen starken Regenfall gestern Nacht.
The heavy rainfall has caused vegetable prices to rise daily for the last two months.
We had heavy rainfall last night.
We are expecting an occasional rainfall.
Translations
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Origin
From rain + fall.From rain + fall.
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Forms
plural: rainfallsSynonyms
1 synonyms- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere:rain
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable