TopicTyphoon & storms
platzregen
/ˈplats.ʁeːɡn̩/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
Ein plötzlicher Platzregen überflutete den U-Bahn-Eingang.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
Wir warteten unter einem Dach während des Platzregens.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
Der Platzregen hörte kurz vor Sonnenuntergang auf.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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