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verb (inf=to rain cats and dogs, rains cats and dogs, raining cats and dogs, rained cats and dogs)
- (idiom) To rain very heavily.
Translations:Â - Dutch: pijpenstelen regenen, regenen dat het giet
- Finnish: fi(fi, sataa kaatamalla}}, sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä(fi), {{t-)sataa kuin saavista kaataen
- French: pleuvoir ÃÂ boire debout}}, (qualifier(fr, pleuvoir des cordes), pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse(fr, pleuvoir ÃÂ verse}}, (t-, fr, pleuvoir des hallebardes), t-, fr), {{t-, fr)Belgium dracher(fr)
- German: de(de, Bindfäden regnen, de(de, in Strömen regnen}}, {{t-)aus allen Kannen gießen, {{t-)aus allen Kannen schütten
- Italian: piovere a catinelle(it)
- Spanish: llover a cántaros(es)
- Swedish: sv(sv, ösregna}}, spöregna(sv), {{t-)stÃÂ¥ som spön i backen
Etymology:Â Possibly derived from cases where small fish, frogs, etc. have been reported to be deposited in rainstorms. Some cases are documented in http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa082602a.htm Weird, Weird Rain; they may or may not be true, but the expression derives from the belief, not the fact.
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