Similar words
averse
averse more specifically means a rain shower, a short burst; pluie is more general, "rain."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
chuva
chuva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "rain."
Practice
1 What does pluie mean?
rain
2 Fill the gap: N'oublie pas ton parapluie, il y a de la ___.
Full sentence: N'oublie pas ton parapluie, il y a de la pluie. (Don't forget your umbrella, it's raining.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pluie?
pluie: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.