Grammatical class
Verb
pleuvoir
to rain
Details
Syllables
pleu-voir
Phonetics
plø.vwaʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
7158
Freq. (movies)
4495
Freq. (news)
22904
Sentences
Il va pleuvoir.
It is going to rain.
A1
Il va pleuvoir !
It's going to rain!
A1
Il semble pleuvoir.
It looks like rain.
A1
Il pourrait pleuvoir.
It may rain.
A1
Il se mit à pleuvoir.
It began to rain.
A2
Il va sûrement pleuvoir.
It's going to rain for sure.
A2
Il menace de pleuvoir.
It's threatening to rain.
B1
Il se mit soudain à pleuvoir.
It suddenly started raining.
B1
Soudain, il commença à pleuvoir.
All of a sudden it started raining.
B1
Soudain il a commencé à pleuvoir.
Suddenly it began to rain.
B1
Il va pleuvoir cet après-midi.
It is going to rain this afternoon.
B2
Il se mit à pleuvoir des cordes.
It began to rain cats and dogs.
B2