“Il pleut des cordes !”

Written by Anthony Lucas, French teacher since 2007

Il pleut des cordes

Literal translation


“It’s raining ropes!”

English equivalence


“It’s raining cats and dogs!”

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Explanation / Comment


What kind of umbrella would you need if it really rained ropes?

Although ropes would be better than cats and dogs … ☂️🐈🐕

This expression can be very useful to say in French that it is raining very hard.

Example


🇫🇷 Nous ne pouvons pas partir maintenant : il pleut des cordes !

🇬🇧 “We can’t leave now: it’s raining cats and dogs!

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