it was raining

il pleuvait

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phrase Uncommon #11,623
il pleuvait Le pronom « it » est impersonnel et ne se traduit pas en français dans cette expression.
EN: It was raining when we left.
FR: Il pleuvait quand nous sommes partis.

Yesterday it was raining.

Il pleuvait hier.

When they saw that it was raining, they took their umbrellas.

Quand ils ont vu qu’il pleuvait, ils ont pris leurs parapluies.

It was raining every day.

Il pleuvait tous les jours.

When she saw that it was raining, she took her umbrella with her.

Quand elle a vu qu’il pleuvait, elle a pris son parapluie avec elle.

It was raining yesterday.

Il pleuvait hier.

Tom said it was raining.

Tom a dit qu’il pleuvait.

It was raining the day I met you.

Il pleuvait le jour où je t'ai rencontré.

— Tampopo (1985)

It was raining really hard.

Il pleuvait vraiment très fort.

— Senna (2010)

They came even though it was raining.

Ils sont venus malgré la pluie.

Since it was raining, I took a taxi.

Comme il pleuvait, j’ai pris un taxi.

The weather was cold that day, and besides, it was raining.

Il faisait froid ce jour-là, et en plus, il pleuvait.

It was raining hard, so we played indoors.

Il pleuvait fort, alors nous avons joué à l’intérieur.

He said that it was raining, and that he would stay at home.

Il a dit qu’il pleuvait et qu’il resterait à la maison.

It was raining!

Il pleuvait !

— Memories of Murder (2003)

It was raining cats and dogs.

Il pleuvait des cordes.

It was raining then too.

Il pleuvait aussi à ce moment-là.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

I went out even though it was raining.

Je suis sorti(e) même s’il pleuvait.

Well, it was raining and her hair was all wet.

Eh bien, il pleuvait et ses cheveux étaient tout mouillés.

— Psycho (1960)

It was raining so hard that we had to put off our departure.

Il pleuvait tellement fort que nous avons dû reporter notre départ.

On top of that, it was raining.

En plus de cela, il pleuvait.

Since it was raining, we had to eat our picnic lunch indoors.

Comme il pleuvait, nous avons dû manger notre pique-nique à l’intérieur.

When Alicia had the accident, it was raining too.

Il pleuvait aussi quand Alicia a eu son accident.

— Talk to Her (2002)

It was raining on and off all through the night.

Il a plu par intermittence toute la nuit.

It was raining.

Il pleuvait.

Although it was raining, I had to go out.

Bien qu’il pleuve, j’ai dû sortir.

It was raining during that whole week.

Il a plu toute la semaine.

— Talk to Her (2002)

It was raining when I got on the bus this morning.

Il pleuvait quand je suis monté dans le bus ce matin.

It was raining that night.

Il pleuvait cette nuit-là.

— Fallen Angels (1995)

Since it was raining, we stayed at home.

Comme il pleuvait, nous sommes restés à la maison.

Even though it was raining, she went out.

Malgré la pluie, elle est sortie.

It was raining outside.

Il pleuvait dehors.