pelt down

US /pelt daʊn/
UK /pelt daʊn/
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scrosciare, piovere a dirotto

to rain very heavily

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The rain began to pelt down just as we left the house.
La pioggia ha iniziato a scrosciare proprio mentre lasciavamo la casa.
We had to take shelter because it was pelting down.
Abbiamo dovuto ripararci perché stava piovendo a dirotto.