llover
verb
1. to rain
water falling from the sky
Common combinations
- llover con fuerza — to rain heavily
- llover toda la noche — to rain all night
- llover a ratos — to rain intermittently
- Llueve mucho en otoño.It rains a lot in autumn.
- Ayer llovió toda la tarde.It rained all afternoon yesterday.
- No salgas: está lloviendo.Don't go out: it's raining.
2. to pour in, to rain down lloverle algo a alguien
to arrive in large numbers
Common combinations
- llover críticas — to receive a flood of criticism
- llover ofertas — to have offers pour in
- llover preguntas — to receive a flood of questions
- Le llovieron las ofertas de trabajo.Job offers poured in for him.
- Tras la noticia, le llovieron las críticas.After the news, criticism rained down on him.
- Al profesor le llueven las preguntas.The teacher gets a flood of questions.
Same root
lluvialluvioso
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