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"Rainfall" is a noun which is often translated as "la lluvia", and "heavy rain" is a noun which is often translated as "las fuertes lluvias". Learn more about the difference between "rainfall" and "heavy rain" below.
rainfall(
reyn
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fal
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la pluviosidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The rainfall on the leeward side of the island is much less than on the windward side.La pluviosidad es mucho menor en el lado de sotavento de la isla que en el de barlovento.
2. (shower)
a. la precipitación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Landslides blocked the highway after a rainfall that lasted several hours.Los deslizamientos de tierra bloquearon la carretera a causa de una precipitación que duró varias horas.
heavy rain(
heh
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vi
reyn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weather)
a. las fuertes lluvias (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Due to the heavy rain, my flight was cancelled.Debido a las fuertes lluvias, mi vuelo fue cancelado.
b. las lluvias torrenciales (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Heavy rain is very common in this area during the summer.Las lluvias torrenciales son muy comunes en esta zona durante el verano.
