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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRainy day
/ˈreɪ.ni deɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A future time of need, difficulty, or financial distress, typically requiring saved resources.
"She always puts a portion of her salary into a savings account for a rainy day." - 2
Literally, a day characterized by rain or inclement weather.
"We stayed indoors and played board games all afternoon on the rainy day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiomatic use of 'rainy day' to represent a time of future need or misfortune dates back to the 16th century in English agrarian society. The literal concept of saving resources for stormy weather when work was impossible evolved metaphorically into preparing financial reserves for unexpected hard times.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rainy day" is said worldwide
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jour de pluie
Transliteration: zhur de plui
"Il est sage de mettre de l'argent de côté pour un jour de pluie."
schlechten Tag
Transliteration: shlekh-ten tahk
"Man sollte immer etwas Geld für schlechte Zeiten zurücklegen."
giorno di pioggia
Transliteration: djor-no di pjo-dja
"È saggio mettere da parte dei soldi per un giorno di pioggia."
día lluvioso
Transliteration: dee-ah llyu-vyoh-soh
"Es prudente ahorrar dinero para un día lluvioso."
dia chuvoso
Transliteration: dee-ah shoo-voh-zoo
"Devemos guardar dinheiro para um dia chuvoso."
बुरे वक्त के लिए
Transliteration: bure vakt ke liye
"भविष्य के बुरे वक्त के लिए कुछ पैसे बचाकर रखना समझदारी है।"
雨天
Transliteration: yǔ tiān
"未雨绸缪，我们要存钱以防万一。"
비상금
Transliteration: bi-sang-geum
"어려운 시절을 대비해 비상금을 모아 두는 것이 좋다."
まさかの時のため
Transliteration: masaka no toki no tame
"まさかの時のために貯金しておくことが賢明です。"
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