Phrase guide

sun shower

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rain shower which occurs while the sun is shining.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monkey's wedding

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sun + shower.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: jakkals trou met wolf se vrou — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Basque: azeri-ezkontza — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Catalan: les bruixes es pentinen — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽雨 /太阳雨 (tàiyáng yǔ) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Danish: solregn — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Danish: solskinsregn — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Dutch: zonneregen — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Dutch: kermis in de hel — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Dutch: duiveltjeskermis — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Estonian: vaeslapse pisarad — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Finnish: aurinkosade — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • French: mariage du loup — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Georgian: ჟუჟუნა (žužuna) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • German: Sonnenregen — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Gujarati: નાગો વરસાદ (nāgo varsād) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Hungarian: veri az ördög a feleségét — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Hungarian: (egyszerre) esik az eső és süt a nap — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Ingrian: opokkavihma — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Ingrian: gribavihma — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Irish: cith gealáin — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Irish: múirín gréine — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Japanese: 天気雨 (tenki ame) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Japanese: 日照り雨 (hideriame) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Kannada: ಕಾಗೆ ನರಿ ಮದುವೆ (kāge nari maduve) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Central Kurdish: گورگەزێ (gurgezê) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Northern Kurdish: eyda guran — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Malay: hujan panas — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Marathi: नागडा पाऊस (nāgḍā pāūs) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Nepali: घाम पानि (ghām pāni) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Nepali: स्याल को बिहे (syāl ko bihe) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Odia: ଶିଆଳ ମାନେ ବାହା ହେଉଛନ୍ତି (śiāḷa māne bāhā heuchanti) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Portuguese: casamento da raposa — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Punjabi: ਕਾਣੀ ਗਿਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ (kāṇī gidṛī dā viāha) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Punjabi: ਗਿੱਦੜ ਗਿੱਦੜੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ (giddaṛ giddaṛī dā viāha) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Romanian: baie de soare — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Sinhalese: අව්වයි වැස්සයි (awwayi wæssayi) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Spanish: chirapa — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Spanish: pluvia con sol — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Spanish: lluvia soleada — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Swedish: solregn — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Swedish: vitterväder — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Tamil: காக்காவுக்கும் நரிக்கும் கல்யாணம் (kākkāvukkum narikkum kalyāṇam) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Telugu: ఎండా వానలో కుక్కల (eṇḍā vānalō kukkala) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Telugu: నక్కల పెళ్ళి (nakkala peḷḷi) — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Thai: ฝนตกแดดออก — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife
  • Vietnamese: mưa bóng mây — rain shower while the sun is shining — see also devil's beating his wife