SHOWER

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shower¹ substantiv

persoană care arată, indică, învaţă, îndrumează; indicator, arătător.

shower² I. substantiv

1. aversă (de ploaie), ploaie de vară / repede / trecătoare / torenţială;

a shower of hail ploaie cu piatră / grindină.

2. duş.

3. (of) ploaie, răpăială (de săgeţi, de gloanţe).

4. (of) (fig.) ploaie, abundenţă (de) cadouri etc.

shower² II. verb A. tranzitiv

a (re)vărsa, (şi fig.) a inunda, a copleşi, a stropi, a uda;

to be showered with telegrams a fi inundat de telegrame;

to be showered with stones a primi o ploaie de pietre;

to shower gifts upon (smb.) a inunda, a bombarda (pe cineva) cu cadouri.

shower² II. verb B. intranzitiv

a turna / a ploua cu găleata.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

The shower was heavy, but short; and it had not been over five minutes, when in came Harriet, with just the heated, agitated look which hurrying thither with a full heart was likely to give; and the Oh!

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Warm baths and showers stimulate the body's thermoregulatory system, causing a marked increase in the circulation of blood from the internal core of the body to the peripheral sites of the hands and feet, resulting in efficient removal of body heat and decline in body temperature.

(Bathing 90 minutes before bedtime can improve sleep quality, Editura Global Info)

The gate was opened, and as the girl passed through, a shower of gold fell upon her, and the gold clung to her, so that she was covered with it from head to foot.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Did you notice Daisy's face when that girl asked her to put her under a cold shower?

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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