il a plu

it rained

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phrase Uncommon #11,457

it rained Used impersonally to describe rain; literally, “it has rained.”

FR: Il a plu toute la nuit.

EN: It rained all night.

J'avais prévu d'y aller en vélo, mais il a plu.

I had planned to go there by bike, but it rained.

Ce matin, oui, il a plu.

Yes, it rained this morning.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Il a plu encore plus fort.

It rained even harder.

Malheureusement, il a plu hier.

Unfortunately, it rained yesterday.

Il a plu pendant cinq jours.

It rained for five days.

Il a plu durant toute la réunion.

It rained throughout the meeting.

Il a plu à Séville.

It rained in Seville.

Il a plu pendant tout le voyage.

It rained the whole trip.

Il a plu trois jours d'affilée.

It rained for three days straight.

Il a plu toute la journée d'hier, alors je suis resté à la maison.

It rained all day yesterday, so I stayed home.

Il a plu toute la journée.

It rained all day.

Il a plu énormément.

It rained a lot.

Il a plu durant toute la nuit.

It rained all night.

Il a plu depuis lundi.

It has rained since Monday.

Quand il a plu toute la nuit, le matin, ma source devient rouge.

When it rains all night, my spring turns red in the morning.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il a plu toute la journée d'hier.

It rained all day yesterday.

Il a plu à verse hier.

It rained heavily yesterday.

Il a plu fort hier matin.

It rained hard yesterday morning.

Il a plu jour après jour.

It rained day after day.

Il a plu sans arrêt.

It rained non-stop.

Il a plu des cordes hier matin.

It rained cats and dogs yesterday morning.

Il a plu pendant quatre jours.

It rained for four days.

Mais il a plu à verse, ce matin.

But it rained heavily this morning.

— Mother (2009)

It rained yesterday.

Il a plu après plusieurs semaines de beau temps.

It rained after several weeks of good weather.

It rained.

Il a plu pendant des jours.

It rained for days.

Il a plu depuis hier.

It has rained since yesterday.

Hier, il a plu toute l'après-midi.

Yesterday, it rained all afternoon.

Comme il a plu toute la journée, je suis resté à l'intérieur.

Since it rained all day, I stayed indoors.

Il a plu la nuit dernière.

It rained last night.

Il a plu pendant toute la semaine.

It rained all week.

Il a plu pendant des heures.

It rained for hours.

Il a plu depuis le matin.

It has been raining since this morning.

Il a plu à verse pendant toute la matinée.

It rained heavily all morning.

Il a plu pendant tout le trajet.

It rained the whole way.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Il a plu toute la semaine.

It rained all week.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Il a plu toute la nuit.

It rained all night.

Il a plu pendant trois jours.

It rained for three days.

Il a plu à Fengxia ?

Did Fengxia like it?

— Vivre ! (1994)