м., -овѐ 1. rain; вали ~ it is raining, it rains; вали ~ като из ведро it is pouring with rain; разг. it is raining cats and dogs/ducks and drakes; it is bucketing down; вали силен/проливен ~ it is raining heavily; ~ и буря rain-storm; ~, не ~ rain or shine; излизам в ~а go out into the rain; краткотраен проливен ~ shower; на ~ е it looks like rain(ing), it is turning to rain; под/в ~а in the rain; признаци на ~ sign/threat of rain; проливен/пороен ~ torrential/pouring rain, downpour, cloudburst, cataract; пръска ~ it is spotting/spattering with rain; ситен ~ drizzle, mizzle, fine/drizzling rain; шибащ ~ slashing/pelting/driving rain;
2. прен. (поток от нещо) shower, rain, (от куршуми и пр.) flight; ~ от искри a shower of sparks; звезден ~ star shower; метеоритен ~ meteor shower; • от ~ на вятър once in a blue moon, at long intervals; след ~ качулка wise after the event, lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, a day too late for the fair.