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. — megaton
We had a heavy rainfall last night.
ruВчера ночью у нас был сильный ливень. — odexed
deWir hatten einen starken Regenfall gestern Nacht. — Esperantostern
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