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A difficult period of need, in reference to a time when money will be needed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I've kept some money in the bank for a rainy day.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rainy, day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a (future) time of financial need
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I am saving for a rainy day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
paha päivä (but see pahan päivän varalle)
— difficult period of need
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French:
période de vaches maigres
— difficult period of need
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French:
jour difficile
— difficult period of need
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German:
schlechte Zeiten
— difficult period of need
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Irish:
cos thinn
— difficult period of need
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Latvian:
nebalta diena
— difficult period of need
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Lithuanian:
juoda diena
— difficult period of need
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Polish:
czarna godzina
— difficult period of need
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Romanian:
vremuri grele
— difficult period of need
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Romanian:
vremuri dificile
— difficult period of need
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Russian:
чёрный день
(čórnyj denʹ)
— difficult period of need
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Spanish:
vacas flacas
— difficult period of need
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Spanish:
cuando vienen mal dadas
— difficult period of need
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Turkish:
zor gün
— difficult period of need
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Turkish:
kötü gün
— difficult period of need
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Turkish:
kara gün
— difficult period of need
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Chinese Mandarin:
雨天
(yǔtiān)
— literal usage
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Finnish:
sadepäivä
— literal usage
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German:
Regentag
— literal usage
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Ingrian:
vihmapäivä
— literal usage
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Irish:
lá báistí
— literal usage
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Korean:
비오는 날
(bioneun nal)
— literal usage
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Russian:
нена́стный день
(nenástnyj denʹ)
— literal usage
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Russian:
дождли́вый день
(doždlívyj denʹ)
— literal usage
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Southern Altai:
јаҥмырлу кӱн
(ǰaŋmïrlu kün)
— literal usage
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Turkish:
yağmurlu gün
— literal usage