rainy day

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

rainy day (plural rainy days)

1. (idiomatic) A difficult period of need, when things do not go right.

   I've kept some money in the bank for a rainy day.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rainy,‎ day.

   Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Translations

difficult period of need

• Finnish: paha päivä (but see pahan päivän varalle)
• German: schlechte Zeiten f pl
• Irish: cos thinn f
• Lithuanian: juoda diena f
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• Russian: чёрный день (ru) m (čórnyj denʹ) (black day)
• Spanish: vacas flacas, cuando vienen mal dadas
• Turkish: zor gün, kötü gün, kara gün (tr)

literal usage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雨天 (zh) (yǔtiān)

• Finnish: sadepäivä
• German: Regentag (de) m
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• Irish: lá báistí m
• Korean: 비오는 날 (bioneun nal)
• Turkish: yağmurlu gün