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How to Say "Raining" in French

3 ways to talk about raining weather in French — from tourist-friendly to local fluency.

Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say
Il pleut.
Eel pluh
It rains.
Most basic form
Expat Natural conversational sentences
Il pleut dehors, prends un parapluie.
Eel pluh duh-OR, prahn uhn pah-rah-PLWEE
It rains outside, take an umbrella.
Practical, natural advice
Local Idioms and expressions that sound native
Il pleut des cordes, on reste à l'intérieur !
Eel pluh day KORD, on rest ah lan-tay-RYUR
It's raining ropes, we're staying inside!
pleut des cordes = raining ropes, classic French idiom
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