Usage Note
Pluie is the standard noun for rain. The idiom parler de la pluie et du beau temps ('to talk about the rain and the fine weather') means to make small talk. Sous la pluie means 'in the rain', and il pleut is the common verb form. The adjective pluvieux / pluvieuse describes a rainy day or region.
Examples
"La pluie tombe depuis ce matin."
Natural Translation
The rain has been falling since this morning.
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