Usage examples of "pluie torrentielle" in French with translation to English

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On a eu beaucoup de pluie hier. We had a lot of rain yesterday.
Il est arrivé à l'heure malgré la pluie. He arrived on time in spite of the rain.
Étant donné la pluie et un hôtel pourri, nous n'avons pas vraiment goûté nos vacances. What with the rain and a bad hotel, we didn't enjoy our holiday much.
En raison de la forte pluie, nous arrivâmes trop tard à l'école. We were late for school because it rained heavily.
Il y avait une grosse pluie hier. There was a heavy rain yesterday.
Une goutte de pluie s'écrasa sur sa joue. A raindrop splashed on her cheek.
À cause de la pluie ma voiture est tombée en panne. Because of heavy rain my car broke down.
Je n'ai pas pu sortir à cause de la forte pluie. I couldn't go out, due to the heavy rain.
Nous avons eu beaucoup de pluie ce mois-ci. We had a lot of rain this month.
Il y a eu une grosse pluie la nuit dernière. There was a heavy rain last night.
Comparé à l'été dernier, nous n'avons pas eu autant de pluie cette année. As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
Nous dûmes annuler la partie à cause de la pluie. We had to call off the game because of rain.
Les trottoirs étaient mouillés après la pluie. The sidewalks were wet after the rain.
Comme à mon habitude, je me promenais seul sur la plage après la pluie. As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.
Nous n'aimons pas la pluie. We don't like the rain.
La pluie me suit partout ! The rain follows me everywhere!
Je viens de sentir une goutte de pluie. I just felt a drop of rain.
La pluie a causé de gros dégâts à la récolte, plutôt qu'elle lui a fait quoi que ce soit de bien. Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop.
J'ai senti une goutte de pluie sur ma tête. I felt a drop of rain on my head.
En cas de pluie, la rencontre d'athlétisme sera annulée. In case of rain, the athletic meeting will be called off.
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