No. 11,444 in German
sprühregen
Drizzle or light rain characterized by fine, misty droplets.
In a sentence
Der Sprühregen am Morgen war erfrischend.
The drizzle in the morning was refreshing.
Here, 'Sprühregen' is used as a noun referring to a type of light rain, characteristic of fine, dispersed droplets.
Während des Sprühregens spazierten wir durch den Wald.
During the drizzle, we walked through the forest.
In this sentence, 'Sprühregen' serves as a temporal context to describe the condition during which the action of walking occurred.
Ich liebe den Geruch von Erde nach einem Sprühregen.
I love the smell of soil after a drizzle.
This usage depicts 'Sprühregen' as a precipitative event that influences other environmental aspects, here being the scent of the soil.
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