il pleut des cordes

/il plø de kɔʁd/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
pleut des cordes
past
a plu des cordes
perfect
plu des cordes

Meaning

  1. to rain cats and dogs

    • Depuis ce matin, il pleut des cordes.

      It's been raining cats and dogs since this morning.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Practice

1 What does il pleut des cordes mean?

2 Fill the gap: Depuis ce matin, il pleut des ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches il pleut des cordes?

verb

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