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show·er 1
(shou′ər)n.
1. A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet.
2. A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky: a meteor shower; a shower of leaves.
3. An abundant flow; an outpouring: a shower of praise.
4. A party held to honor and present gifts to someone: a bridal shower.
5.
a. A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead: take a shower.
b. The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
v. show·ered, show·er·ing, show·ers
v.tr.
1.
a. To throw or cause to fall in a shower: showered confetti on the parade.
b. To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over: showered the newlyweds with rice.
c. To fall over or be thrown or projected at: The confetti showered the street.
2.
a. To give or bestow abundantly or liberally: showered confetti on the parade.
b. To give something in great abundance to: showered their children with affection.
v.intr.
1. To wash oneself in a shower.
2.
a. To fall or pour down in a shower.
b. To arrive or be given in abundance: Good wishes showered over us.
[Middle English shour, from Old English scūr.]
show′er·y adj.
show·er 2
(shō′ər)n.
One that shows: a shower of thoroughbred horses.
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shower
(ˈʃaʊə)n
1. (Physical Geography) a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
2. a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
3. a rush; outpouring: a shower of praise.
4. (Furniture)
a. a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle
b. the room, booth, etc, containing such a bath. Full name: shower bath
5. slang Brit a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
6. US and Canadian and Austral and NZ a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
7. (General Physics) a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
8. (Cookery) NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc
vb
9. (tr) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower: shower the powder into the milk.
10. (Physical Geography) (often with: it as subject) to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
11. (tr) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc): they showered gifts on him.
12. (intr) to take a shower
[Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest wind]
ˈshowery adj
shower
(ˈʃəʊə)n
a person or thing that shows
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show•er
(ˈʃaʊ ər)n.
1. a brief fall of rain or of hail or snow.
2. Also called show′er bath`. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above.
3. the apparatus or space for providing such a bath.
4. something resembling a shower: a shower of sparks.
5. a party given to bestow presents of a specific kind upon the honoree.
v.t. 6. to bestow liberally or lavishly.
7. to give to in abundance: showered with praise.
8. to bathe (oneself) in a shower.
v.i. 9. to rain in a shower.
10. to bathe in a shower.
[before 950; Middle English shour, Old English scūr, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse skūr, Old High German scūr, Gothic skūra]
show′er•y, adj.
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Shower
something resembling a fall of rain; a copious supply; Derogatory, a crowd of people.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
shower
Past participle: showered
Gerund: showering
| Imperative |
|---|
| shower |
| shower |
| Present |
|---|
| I shower |
| you shower |
| he/she/it showers |
| we shower |
| you shower |
| they shower |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I showered |
| you showered |
| he/she/it showered |
| we showered |
| you showered |
| they showered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am showering |
| you are showering |
| he/she/it is showering |
| we are showering |
| you are showering |
| they are showering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have showered |
| you have showered |
| he/she/it has showered |
| we have showered |
| you have showered |
| they have showered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was showering |
| you were showering |
| he/she/it was showering |
| we were showering |
| you were showering |
| they were showering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had showered |
| you had showered |
| he/she/it had showered |
| we had showered |
| you had showered |
| they had showered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will shower |
| you will shower |
| he/she/it will shower |
| we will shower |
| you will shower |
| they will shower |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have showered |
| you will have showered |
| he/she/it will have showered |
| we will have showered |
| you will have showered |
| they will have showered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be showering |
| you will be showering |
| he/she/it will be showering |
| we will be showering |
| you will be showering |
| they will be showering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been showering |
| you have been showering |
| he/she/it has been showering |
| we have been showering |
| you have been showering |
| they have been showering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been showering |
| you will have been showering |
| he/she/it will have been showering |
| we will have been showering |
| you will have been showering |
| they will have been showering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been showering |
| you had been showering |
| he/she/it had been showering |
| we had been showering |
| you had been showering |
| they had been showering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would shower |
| you would shower |
| he/she/it would shower |
| we would shower |
| you would shower |
| they would shower |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have showered |
| you would have showered |
| he/she/it would have showered |
| we would have showered |
| you would have showered |
| they would have showered |
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Noun 1. [画像:shower - a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you]shower - a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
showerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather
shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
2. shower - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
3. [画像:shower - a brief period of precipitation]shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
sprinkle, sprinkling, scattering - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
4. shower - a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
descent - a movement downward
5. shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
6. shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
Verb 1. shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
2. shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
3. shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
bathe - cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily"
4. shower - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
5. shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
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shower
noun
1. deluge, fall, sprinkling, flurry, downpour, light fall a shower of rain
3. profusion, abundance, plethora, inundation They were reunited in a shower of kisses and tears.
verb
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shower
nounverb
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Translations
حَمّام رَشّاشدُشّ مِرَشَّهمَطَرٌ لـِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَة وابِل من المَطَر
sprchapřeháňkapršetsprchovatsprchovat se
brusebadbygeoverdængeregnbruser
(sade)kuurosuihkusadekuuro
pljusaktuštuširati
záporozászuhanyzuhanyozik
fara í sturtuláta rigna yfirrigning, hríî, drífaskúrsturta
シャワーにわか雨
샤워소나기
dušasmaudytis po dušuneperšlampamaspurkštiberti
bārstītbērtbirumsdušakrusa
duş
osprchovať saprehánkasprchasprchovať sa
prhaprhati setušploha
duschduschaskur
ฝนตกปรอยๆฝักบัว
mưa nhỏtắm hoa sen
shower
[ˈʃaʊəʳ]A. N
2. (fig) [of arrows, stones, blows etc] → lluvia f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shower
[ˈʃaʊər] n
(= rain) → averse f
[stones, sparks, meteorites] → pluie f
(US) (= party) réunion organisée pour la remise de cadeaux
vi → prendre une douche, se doucher
vt
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qchshower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à main shower cap n → bonnet m de douche shower cubicle n → cabine f de douche shower curtain n → rideau m de douche shower gel n → gel m douche shower head n → pomme f de douche
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qchshower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à main shower cap n → bonnet m de douche shower cubicle n → cabine f de douche shower curtain n → rideau m de douche shower gel n → gel m douche shower head n → pomme f de douche
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shower
n
(of rain etc) → Schauer m; (of arrows, stones, blows, bullets etc) → Hagel m; (of curses, questions) → Schwall m; a shower of sparks → ein Funkenregen m; shower of water → Dusche f, → Wasserstrahl m
(= shower bath) → Dusche f; to take or have a shower → (sich) duschen ; to send somebody to the showers (US inf) (Sport) → jdn vom Feld schicken ; (fig) → jdn rausschmeißen (inf); his bad language earned him a trip to the showers (US fig inf) → weil er ständig Kraftausdrücke benutzte, wurde er rausgeschmissen (inf)
(US inf: = party:) Party, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für den Ehrengast mitbringt; (for bride-to-be) → ̃ Polterabend m; baby shower Party vor Geburt eines Babys, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für das Baby mitbringt
vt to shower somebody with something, to shower something on somebody (curses) → etw auf jdn niederregnen lassen ; blows → etw auf jdn niederprasseln or niederhageln lassen ; praise, affection, honours, presents → jdn mit etw überschütten or überhäufen ; the broken pipe showered water on the passers-by → das Wasser aus dem kaputten Rohr bespritzte die Passanten ; to shower abuse on somebody, to shower somebody with abuse → einen Schwall von Beschimpfungen gegen jdn loslassen
vi
(= descend: also shower down) → niedergehen auf (+acc)
shower
:shower attachment
n → Brauseaufsatz m
shower base
n → Duschwanne f
shower bath
n → Dusche f
shower cabinet
n → Duschkabine f
shower cap
n → Duschhaube f
shower cubicle
n = shower stall
shower curtain
n → Duschvorhang m
shower gel
n → Duschgel nt
showerproof
adj → regenfest
shower stall
n → Duschkabine f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shower
[ˈʃaʊəʳ]1. n
b. (fig) (of arrows, stones) → pioggia ; (of blows) → gragnuola, scarica ; (of bullets) → scarica ; (of kisses, presents) → valanga
d. (Am) (party) festa di fidanzamento (in cui si fanno regali alla persona festeggiata)
2. vt (fig) to shower sb with (gifts, abuse) → coprire qn di; (blows) → riempire qn di; (missiles) → bersagliare qn con una pioggia di
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
3. vi (take a shower) → fare la doccia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shower
(ˈʃauə) noun1. a short fall (of rain). I got caught in a shower on my way here. reënbui وابِل من المَطَر преваляване aguaceiro přeháňka der Schauer byge μπόρα chubasco, chaparrón vihmahoog رگبار kuuro averse מקלחת वर्षा pljusak zápor guyuran (hujan) (regn)skúr acquazzone にわか雨 소나기 liūtis lietusgāze hujan regenbui regnskur, byge przelotna ulewa شاور: وريا، څپه (لكه دباران ياږلۍ aguaceiro aversă дождь prehánka ploha pljusak regnskur ฝนตกปรอย ๆ sağanak 陣雨 злива مختصر بارش trận mưa rào 阵雨
2. anything resembling such a fall of rain. a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets. vloed, oorvloed, stortvloed وابِلٌ مِن، رَشَّةٌ من прен. дъжд chuva déšť der Regen regn; -regn καταιγισμός lluvia sadu رگتار مانند suihku pluie/déluge de מטר फुहार pljusak, mnoštvo záporozás pancaran, berondongan rigning, hríð, drífa pioggia; raffica どっとくるもの 소나기처럼 내리는 것 kruša, pliūpsnis birums; lietus; krusa hujan regen dryss, dusj, strøm deszcz شاور chuva ploaie; torent град spŕška toča kiša skur, regn, ström สิ่งที่ตกลงมาเหมือนฝน ... yağmuru 一陣 град بارش کے مشابہ کوئی شے số lượng các vật rơi 一阵
3. a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above. I'm just going to have/take a shower. stort حَمّام رَشّاش душ chuveiro sprcha die Dusche brusebad ντους ducha duðð استحمام زير دوش suihku douche מקלחון फुहार में स्नान करना tuš, tuširanje zuhany mandi dengan pancaran sturta doccia シャワー 샤워 dušas duša mandi hujan douche dusj prysznic د شاور تر لندى حمام كول chuveiro baie cu duş душ sprcha prha tuširanje dusch การอาบน้ําฝักบัว duş 淋浴 душ فوارہ دار حمام sự tắm dưới vòi hoa sen 淋浴
4. the equipment used for such a bath. We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom. stort مِرَشَّه душ батерия chuveiro sprcha die Dusche bruser ντουσιέρα ducha duðð دوش suihku douche מקלחת यंत्र जिससे स्नान के लिए फुहार पैदा किया जाता है tuš, tuš-kada zuhany pancaran alat mandi sturta doccia シャワー 샤워기 dušas duša pancuran douche dusj prysznic اوریدل chuveiro duş душ sprcha prha tuš kabina dusch ฝักบัว duş 蓮蓬頭 душ فوارہ vòi hoa sen 淋浴器
verb1. to pour down in large quantities (on). They showered confetti on the bride. strooi يُمْطِرُ على، يَرُش лея се borrifar pršet niederprasseln lassen overdænge ρίχνω(σαν)βροχή/κατακλύζω tirar, rociar valama, üle külvama رگبار زدن hukuttaa inonder de להמטיר बरसाना pljuštati, lijevati eláraszt menghujani láta rigna yfir inondare 浴びせる 퍼붓다 apipilti, berti liet; bērt; bārstīt menghujani overgieten overøse sypać, zasypywać اورېدل، شيندل كېدل borrifar a inunda cu осыпать pršať obsuti zasuti låta regna över, överhopa, överösa โปรย; ประพรม yağdırmak 傾注,大量撒落 засипати; закидати بڑی مقدار میں عطا کرنا rơi như mưa 倾注,大量抛洒
2. to bathe in a shower. He showered and dressed. stort يَسْتَحِم بالحَمّام الرشّاش изкъпвам се tomar banho de chuveiro (vy)sprchovat se duschen tage et brusebad κάνω ντους ducharse duðitama دوش گرفتن käydä suihkussa prendre une douche לתקלח फुहार में स्नान करना otuširati se zuhanyozik dengan pancaran fara í sturtu fare la doccia シャワーを浴びる 샤워하다 maudytis po dušu []mazgāties dušā mandi hujan zich douchen dusje, ta en dusj brać prysznic اورېدل tomar banho de chuveiro a face un duş принимать душ (o)sprchovať sa prhati se tuširati se duscha อาบน้ํา (ฝักบัว) duş yapmak/almak 淋浴 прийняти душ فوارے کے نیچے نہانا tắm vòi hoa sen 淋浴
ˈshowery adjective raining from time to time. showery weather. reënerig مُمْطِر على شَكلِ زخاتٍ с превалявания chuvoso přeháňkový schauerartig byget βροχερός lluvioso muutlik, hoovihmadega باراني sateinen pluvieux עם ממטרים פזורים समय-समय पर वर्षा होना kišovit, kišan zivataros penghujan skúra-; úrkomusamur piovoso にわか雨の多い 소나기가 많은 lietingas lietains hujan sekejap-sekejap regenachtig byget, regnfullt deszczowy باراني chuvoso ploios дождливый prehánkový deževen kišovit regnig, som präglas av regnskurar การมีฝนตกปรอย ๆ sağanak yağışlı 時有陣雨的 дощовитий, дощовий وقفے وقفے سے برسنا thường xuyên có mưa rào 阵雨的
ˈshowerproof adjective (of material, a coat etc) which will not be soaked by a light shower of rain. motreënbestand, reënbestand مُقاوِم للمَطَر дъждобран à prova de chuva nepromokavý regenfest vandtæt αδιάβροχος impermeable vettpidav ضد باران sateenpitävä imperméable מוגן גשם बारिश से बचाने वाला lagano impregniran esőálló anti air vatnsþolin flík impermeabile にわか雨を防ぐ 방수의 neperðlampamas ūdensnecaurlaidīgs kalis air waterdicht vannavstøtende/-tett nieprzemakalny چتری à prova de aguaceiro impermeabil непромокаемый nepremokavý nepremočljiv otporan na kišu regntät กันน้ําฝน su geçirmez 防雨的 непромокальний ہلکی بارش کو سہ جانے والا có thể đi trong mưa nhẹ hạt 防雨的(材料、衣服等),防水的
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shower
→ دُشّ , مَطَرٌ لـِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَة přeháňka, sprcha brusebad, byge Dusche , Regenschauer ντουζ , ντους chaparrón, chubasco , ducha (sade)kuuro, suihku averse , douche pljusak, tuš acquazzone , doccia シャワー, にわか雨 샤워, 소나기 douche , regenbui dusj , skur prysznic , przelotny deszcz aguaceiro , chuveiro душ , кратковременный дождь dusch, skur ฝนตกปรอยๆ, ฝักบัว duş , sağanak mưa nhỏ, tắm hoa sen 淋浴 , 阵雨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shower
n. ducha;
v. ducharse, darse una ducha.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- The shower doesn't work → الدوشُ لا يَعْمَلُ → Sprcha nefunguje → Brusebadet virker ikke → Die Dusche funktioniert nicht → Το ντους δεν λειτουργεί → No funciona la ducha → Suihku ei toimi → La douche ne fonctionne pas → Tuš ne radi → La doccia non funziona → シャワーが出ません → 샤워기가 작동하지 않아요 → De douche doet het niet → Dusjen virker ikke → Prysznic nie działa → O chuveiro não funciona → Душ не работает → Duschen fungerar inte → ที่อาบน้ําฝักบัวไม่ทํางาน → Duş çalışmıyor → Vòi hoa sen không hoạt động → 淋浴不好使
- The shower is dirty → الدُوشُ وَسِخٌ → Sprcha je špinavá → Brusebadet er beskidt → Die Dusche ist schmutzig → Η ντουζιέρα είναι βρόμικη → La ducha está sucia → Suihku on likainen → La douche est sale → Tuš je prljav → La doccia è sporca → シャワーが汚れています → 샤워기가 더러워요 → De douche is vies → Dusjen er skitten → Prysznic jest brudny → O chuveiro está sujo → Душ грязный → Duschen är smutsig → ห้องอาบน้ําฝักบัวสกปรก → Duş kirli → Vòi hoa sen bẩn → 淋浴很脏
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shower
n ducha; to take a — ducharse, darse or tomar una duchaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.