The shelf / Rain / Czech
CZECH
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“Wheelbarrows are falling.”
MEANS
It's raining very hard. In English, cats and dogs.
Why wheelbarrows?
We looked and didn't find a good answer. So we're not going to make one up. If you know, the Keeper would like to hear it.
Source: Omniglot, Czech idioms. The first film on the shelf, and the name of the channel.
On the label: It's raining cats and dogs
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The film: “It's raining cats and dogs? In Czech, it's wheelbarrows”
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The same idea, elsewhere
From “It's raining cats and dogs” to Czech.
ENGLISHIt's raining cats and dogs.The one you know.In print in its current form since Jonathan Swift, 1738. Origin unknown (Phrase Finder, Library of Congress).
DUTCHHet regent pijpenstelen.“It's raining pipe stems.”Onze Taal: probably the long, thin stem of a clay pipe.
WELSHMae hi'n bwrw cyllyll a ffyrc.“It's raining knives and forks.”Omniglot, WeLearnWelsh, British Council Wales.
WELSHMae hi'n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn.“It's raining old women and sticks.”Omniglot, WeLearnWelsh, British Council Wales.
GREEKΒρέχει καρεκλοπόδαρα.“It's raining chair legs.”WordReference, Infopedia.
FRENCHIl pleut des cordes.“It's raining ropes.”La langue française, Expressio.