downpour
/ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण डाउन्पॉर
मूसलाधार बारिश, तेज़ बौछार
Core word
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[C, usually sing.]
a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly
मूसलाधार बारिश, तेज़ बौछार
- We were caught in a sudden downpour on the way home.
- The streets flooded after a two-hour downpour.
- A sudden downpour ruined the cricket match.
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- After the downpour, the whole street was ankle-deep in water.
- The farmers welcomed the downpour after weeks of heat.
Synonyms cloudburst deluge torrent rainstorm
Opposite drizzle
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a downpour (countable noun)
Downpour is countable: use a downpour for one event and downpours for several.
'Downpour' गणनीय (countable) संज्ञा है; एक घटना के लिए 'a downpour' और कई के लिए 'downpours' लिखें।
- A sudden downpour stopped the match.
- Downpours are common in Mumbai in July.
in a / the downpour
Use in for the condition you are caught in, and during for the time it lasts.
जिस स्थिति में आप फँसे हों, उसके लिए 'in' और उसके चलने के समय के लिए 'during' का प्रयोग होता है।
- We were caught in a downpour on the way to the station.
- The road flooded during the downpour.
a downpour of sth (figurative)
In writing, a downpour of can describe a large amount of something arriving at once, such as praise or complaints.
लेखन में 'a downpour of' किसी चीज़ की एक साथ बहुत अधिक मात्रा बताता है, जैसे प्रशंसा या शिकायतें।
- The new rule led to a downpour of complaints.
heavy / torrential downpour
Adjectives that strengthen the meaning are used before the noun; very is not normally placed before downpour.
अर्थ बढ़ाने वाले विशेषण noun से पहले आते हैं; 'downpour' से पहले आमतौर पर 'very' नहीं लगाते।
- A torrential downpour flooded the underpass.
downpour vs shower
A downpour is heavy and sudden; a shower is light and short. Do not use them as exact equals.
'Downpour' भारी और अचानक होती है; 'shower' हल्की और छोटी। दोनों को पूरी तरह समान न मानें।
- It was only a light shower, not a downpour.
+Collocations 5
adjective + downpour
heavytorrentialsuddenbriefmonsoonunexpected
- A brief downpour cooled the city in the afternoon.
verb + downpour
get caught inshelter fromescapesurvivewait out
- We sheltered under a tree to wait out the downpour.
downpour + verb
hitlashflooddisruptlead to
- The downpour disrupted train services for three hours.
downpour + prepositional phrase
of rainin the eveningovernightacross the region
- An overnight downpour left many villages cut off.
downpour + time phrase
at midnightall nightfor an hourin the afternoon
- The downpour continued all night and the river rose by morning.
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- The cricket match was abandoned after a heavy downpour.
भारी बारिश के बाद क्रिकेट मैच रद्द कर दिया गया।
- Radhika forgot her umbrella and was soaked in the sudden downpour.
राधिका अपना छाता भूल गई और अचानक हुई मूसलाधार बारिश में भीग गई।
- The downpour lasted only twenty minutes, but it filled the drains.
बारिश केवल बीस मिनट चली, पर उसने नालियाँ भर दीं।
- Buses ran late because of the morning downpour.
सुबह की मूसलाधार बारिश के कारण बसें देर से चलीं।
- After the downpour, the whole playground smelt of wet earth.
बारिश के बाद पूरे खेल के मैदान में गीली मिट्टी की महक थी।
- The village road turned into a stream in the monsoon downpour.
मानसून की मूसलाधार बारिश में गाँव की सड़क धारा बन गई।
- Schools stayed closed on Monday because of the previous night's downpour.
पिछली रात की मूसलाधार बारिश के कारण सोमवार को स्कूल बंद रहे।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We were caught on a downpour.
✓ We were caught in a downpour.
Use in with downpour after caught.
'Caught' के बाद downpour के साथ 'in' आता है, 'on' नहीं।