TopicTyphoon & storms
averse
/a.vɛʁs/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
Une averse soudaine a inondé l'entrée du métro.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
Nous avons attendu sous un toit pendant l'averse.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
L'averse s'est arrêtée juste avant le coucher du soleil.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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