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هطول الأمطار

English translation: downpours


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22:52 Nov 11, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Geography
Arabic term or phrase: هطول الأمطار
هطول الأمطار
einass
Local time: 21:59
English translation:downpours
Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour
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Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:59
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4rainfall/ heavy rain
Saleh Al-Qammaari
5 +1heavy showers
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5rainfall or Precipitation (more scientific context)
Linah Ababneh
3downpours
Deborah Lockett


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
rainfall/ heavy rain


Explanation:
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Saleh Al-Qammaari
Egypt
Local time: 21:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mohamed elkhateeb: rainfall
4 hrs

agree  Jafar Filfil
9 hrs

agree  Nadia Ayoub: just rainfall
11 hrs

agree  Mohamed Kamel
13 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heavy showers


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Osama Shahin: or heavy rainfall
19 mins
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
downpours


Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 days15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rainfall or Precipitation (more scientific context)


Explanation:
rainfall is widely used in meteorology to describe the chance of having any source of precipitation that is not ice or snow. For example, NOAA's daily report on the weather of a certain city will state " 20 % chance of rainfall" or 25 % chance of precipitation"


Example sentence(s):
  • predicted 20 % chance of precipitation (NOAA)/ rainfall (weather channel)

    Reference: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Marquette&...
Linah Ababneh
Local time: 22:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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