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downpour
A short but very heavy rain shower. The word 'Regenguss' (downpour) is also often used.
Wir wurden auf dem Heimweg von einem plötzlichen Guss überrascht und waren komplett nass.
We were caught off guard by a sudden downpour on the way home and were completely wet.
glaze
An icing or glaze made of sugar, lemon juice, or chocolate that is poured over cake or pastries.
Für den Geburtstagskuchen fehlt nur noch der Schokoladen-Guss.
All that's missing for the birthday cake is the chocolate glaze.
casting
A technical process in which liquid material (such as metal or plastic) is poured into a mold to create a solid object. The object produced in this way is also called a casting.
Die Glocke wurde in einem aufwendigen Guss aus Bronze gefertigt.
The bell was made from bronze in an elaborate casting process.
all of a piece
An idiom describing something that seems very unified, harmonious, and as if it were made from one piece.
Die gesamte Veranstaltung wirkte wie aus einem Guss, alles war perfekt aufeinander abgestimmt.
The entire event seemed all of a piece; everything was perfectly coordinated.
The noun 'der Guss' (pouring/casting) is closely related to the verb 'gießen' (to pour; gießt, goss, hat gegossen). All meanings of 'Guss' have to do with the idea of something liquid being poured somewhere.
Sie goss den Teig vorsichtig in die Form.
She carefully poured the batter into the mold.
When 'Guss' (downpour) is used in connection with weather, rain, or the sky, it always means a short, heavy rain shower. You often hear the combination 'ein plötzlicher Guss' (a sudden downpour).
Mitten im Spaziergang kam ein heftiger Guss vom Himmel.
In the middle of the walk, a heavy downpour came from the sky.
In the context of baking, cakes, pastries, sugar, or chocolate, 'der Guss' (the glaze) refers to the liquid icing that is poured over baked goods.
Der Zitronenkuchen bekommt noch einen süßen Guss aus Puderzucker.
The lemon cake will still get a sweet glaze made of powdered sugar.
In technical or industrial contexts, often with words like metal, iron, bronze, or plastic, 'Guss' (casting) describes the pouring of liquid material into a mold.
Viele Motorteile werden im Aluminium-Druckguss-Verfahren hergestellt.
Many engine parts are produced using the aluminum die-casting process.
The idiom 'aus einem Guss' (all of a piece) is used figuratively. It describes something that seems very harmonious, unified, and perfectly coordinated, for example a design, a plan, or an event.
Das neue Design des Smartphones wirkt wie aus einem Guss.
The new design of the smartphone seems all of a piece.
rain
Regen is the neutral term for water falling from the clouds. A Guss, by contrast, refers to a brief, particularly heavy downpour and often sounds somewhat more colloquial. Use Regen for precipitation in general, and Guss when the sudden intensity is the focus.
Auf dem Heimweg überraschte uns plötzlich ein kurzer, heftiger Guss.
A brief, heavy downpour suddenly caught us by surprise on the way home.
Auf dem Heimweg setzte langsam stärkerer Regen ein.
The rain gradually grew heavier on the way home.
