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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieságua da chuva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɡwɐ dɐ ˈʃuβvɐ
"Eles usam água da chuva para lavar o quintal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Water that has fallen as rain, naturally collected from the atmosphere before touching the ground or flowing into bodies of water.
"The garden was irrigated primarily using collected rainwater." - 2
Precipitation in liquid form gathered for domestic, agricultural, or ecological use.
"They installed a large barrel under the gutter to catch rainwater for washing cars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'regn' (rain) combined with 'wæter' (water), both rooted in Proto-Germanic and ultimately Indo-European linguistic families. The compound term has been utilized since the medieval period to designate precipitation collected directly before reaching a ground water source.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rainwater" is said worldwide
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eau de pluie
Transliteration: o də plɥi
"Elle récupère l'eau de pluie pour arroser ses plantes."
Regenwasser
Transliteration: ˈʁeːɡnˌvasɐ
"Regenwasser eignet sich hervorragend zum Gießen des Gartens."
acqua piovana
Transliteration: ˈakkwa pjoˈvana
"Raccolgono l'acqua piovana per usi agricoli."
agua de lluvia
Transliteration: ˈaɣwa de ˈʎuβja
"El sistema almacena agua de lluvia para las plantas."
água da chuva
Transliteration: ˈaɡwɐ dɐ ˈʃuβvɐ
"Eles usam água da chuva para lavar o quintal."
वर्षा जल
Transliteration: varshā jal
"वर्षा जल का संचयन भूजल स्तर को सुधार सकता है।"
雨水
Transliteration: yǔshuǐ
"我们可以收集雨水来浇花。"
빗물
Transliteration: bitmul
"우리는 화분에 줄 빗물을 모았습니다."
雨水
Transliteration: amamizu
"庭の水やりには雨水を利用しています。"
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