TopicTyphoon & storms
ливень
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noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
Внезапный ливень затопил вход в метро.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
Во время ливень мы ждали под крышей.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
Ливень остановился как раз перед закатом.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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