See cloudburst on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2007 Feb. 25, Norman Howard, \"Devotion, chapter 1\" (book excerpt), New York Times (retrieved 20 May 2014)",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "տարափ"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "průtrž mračen"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "rankkasade"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "averse"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "tavsxma",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "თავსხმა"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "felhőszakadás"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "maidhm bháistí"
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{
"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "nubifragio"
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "scroscio"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "rovescio"
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "acquazzone"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "豪雨"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "മേഘസ്ഫോടനം"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"neuter"
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"word": "styrtregn"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"word": "skybrudd"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"word": "skybrott"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "skybrot"
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"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "ragbâr-e parâkande",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "رگبار پراکنده"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "šoġâl-bârân",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "شغال باران"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
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"word": "Wolkjenbruch"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "oberwanie chmury"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aguaceiro"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chuveiro"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "rupere de nori"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "lívenʹ",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "ли́вень"
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{
"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "aguacero"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
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"word": "gota fría"
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"word": "sibibusi"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
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"word": "störtskur"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "skyfall"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
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"word": "störtregn"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
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"word": "spöregn"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "hällregn"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "ösregn"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zlýva",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зли́ва"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"masculine"
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"word": "torgwmwl"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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"word": "cwmwl yn torri"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
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"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "cwmwl wedi torri"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"lang_code": "yi",
"roman": "volknbrokh",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "וואָלקנבראָך"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
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"roman": "volknbrokhn",
"sense": "sudden heavy rainstorm",
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