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Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French pluye, from Old French pluie, from a Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia, from Latin pluvia (with influence from the verb *plovere). Compare Occitan pluèja, Romanian ploaie, Catalan pluja, Italian pioggia, also Portuguese chuva, Spanish lluvia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /plɥi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun edit

pluie f (plural pluies)

  1. rain
    Hyponym: déluge
    Des pluies torrentielles se sont abattues la semaine dernière.
    Torrential rain struck down last week.
  2. (figuratively) loads of things
    Hyponym: déluge
    Il a reçu une pluie de messages de recruteurs cherchant à le débaucher.
    He received a flood of messages from recruiters looking to poach him.

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Descendants edit

  • Haitian Creole: lapli

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Etymology edit

From a Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia, from Latin pluvia (with influence from Vulgar Latin *plovere).

Noun edit

pluie oblique singularf (oblique plural pluies, nominative singular pluie, nominative plural pluies)

  1. rain

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