No. 4,700 in French
pleut
"Pleut" means "rains" (third-person singular of "to rain").
In a sentence
Il pleut beaucoup aujourd'hui.
It is raining a lot today.
In this sentence, 'pleut' is used as a verb in the present tense indicating the current weather, specifically rain.
Je reste à la maison car il pleut.
I am staying home because it is raining.
Here, 'pleut' provides the reasoning for the action described, again as a verb describing the weather condition.
Bien qu'il pleuve, nous sortons pour faire une promenade.
Even though it is raining, we are going out for a walk.
The word 'pleuve' is the subjunctive form of 'pleut', used here within a subordinate clause expressing a condition.
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