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shower

UK
/ˈʃaʊə/
US
/ˈʃaʊɚ/

Translations

showernoun
showers
pl
UK
/ˈʃaʊə/
US
/ˈʃaʊɚ/
doucheAppareil ou installation permettant de se laver sous un jet d’eau.
The hotel bathroom has a large walk-in shower.
La salle de bains de l’hôtel a une grande douche à l’italienne.
pluie deEmployé pour une grande quantité d’éléments arrivant d’un coup.
The winner received a shower of compliments after the performance.
Le gagnant a reçu une pluie de compliments après la représentation.
averseSe dit d’une pluie brève et légère.
The weather forecast predicts a few showers in the afternoon.
Les prévisions annoncent quelques averses dans l’après-midi.
pluie d’étoiles filantesTerme usuel en astronomie.
We stayed up late to watch the Perseid meteor shower.
Nous sommes restés debout tard pour observer la pluie d’étoiles filantes des Perséides.
I took a quick shower before heading to work.
J’ai pris une douche rapide avant d’aller au travail.
Additional translations
fête prénataleDésigne la fête organisée pour une future mère; l’emprunt baby shower est aussi courant.
Synonyms
deluge
rain
sprinkle
cloudburst
drizzle
downpour
showerverb
showered
Past Simple
showered
Past Participle
showering
Gerund
UK
/ˈʃaʊə/
US
/ˈʃaʊər/
bruinerSe dit d’une pluie très légère et brève.
It began to shower just as we were leaving the house.
Il s’est mis à bruiner juste au moment où nous quittions la maison.
se doucher
I like to shower every morning to start my day fresh.
J’aime me doucher tous les matins pour commencer la journée en forme.
inonder dePour exprimer une grande abondance de cadeaux, de compliments, etc.
They showered her with gifts on her birthday.
Ils l’ont inondée de cadeaux pour son anniversaire.
Synonyms
deluge
pour
sprinkle
bathe
douse
showeradjective
UK
/ˈʃaʊ.ə/
US
/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
Used attributively before another noun to denote connection with a shower of water or rainfall (e.g. "shower curtain").
de douche
She bought some new shower gel.
Elle a acheté un nouveau gel douche.
Synonyms
showery
rainy
drizzly
squally
wet
sprinkling
precipitative
moist

Definitions

showernoun
A brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
The weather forecast predicts a few showers in the afternoon.
An act or instance of washing the body under a spray of water.
I took a quick shower before heading to work.
An event at which presents are given to someone, typically a woman who is about to get married or have a baby.
We are hosting a baby shower for her next weekend.
A large number of things that arrive or happen at the same time.
The winner received a shower of compliments after the performance.
A bathroom fixture or device that produces a spray of water for washing.
The hotel bathroom has a large walk-in shower.
An astronomical event in which numerous meteors are observed entering the Earth's atmosphere from the same apparent point in the sky.
We stayed up late to watch the Perseid meteor shower.
showerverb
To wash oneself in a shower.
I like to shower every morning to start my day fresh.
To give someone a large amount of something.
They showered her with gifts on her birthday.
To rain lightly.
It began to shower just as we were leaving the house.
showeradjective
Relating to a shower or intended for use in a shower.
She bought some new shower gel.
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