TopicTyphoon & storms
malakas na ulan
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noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
Binaha ng biglaang malakas na ulan ang pasukan ng subway.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
Naghintay kami sa ilalim ng bubong habang may malakas na ulan.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
Tumigil ang malakas na ulan bago lumubog ang araw.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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