verse
Meanings
Noun
1. pouring (dated except in pleuvoir à verse)
2. lodging (bending of the stems of crops which reduces yield) (agriculture)
3. basket used to transport around 35 pounds of charcoal (obsolete)
4. One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship; a switch. (especially BDSM)
Examples7
Il pleuvait à verse.
The rain came down in buckets.
Il a plu à verse pendant trois jours.
It poured for three days.
Il pleut à verse dehors.
It's pouring outside.
Il pleut à verse.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Il a plu à verse pendant toute la matinée.
It was pouring rain all morning long.
Attends un peu. Il pleut à verse.
Wait a while. It's pouring.