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It rained
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. llover VB impers
llover
to rain
parece que va a llover
it looks as though it's going to rain
parece que va a llover
it looks like rain
se puso o LatAm se largó a llover
it started o began to rain
nos llovió todo el fin de semana inf
it rained all weekend
nos llovió todo el fin de semana inf
we had rain all weekend
ayer llovió con ganas
it poured (with rain) yesterday
ha llovido mucho desde entonces
a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
llover sobre mojado a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado
it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country
decirnos que ha gastado el dinero es llover sobre mojado
telling us he's spent the money only makes matters worse o is really adding insult to injury
llueva o truene
come rain or shine
llueva o truene
no matter what
llueve/llovía a cántaros o chuzos o mares
it's/it was raining cats and dogs
llueve/llovía a cántaros o chuzos o mares
it's/it was pouring
llueve/llovía a cántaros o chuzos o mares
it's/it was bucketing down Brit
mandar a alg. a ver si llueve LatAm hum
to send sb on a fool's errand
nunca llueve a gusto de todos prov
you can't please everybody
II. llover VB intr
las desgracias llovieron sobre nosotros
misfortunes rained down on us
(+ me/te/le etc) le llovieron golpes
blows rained down on him
le llovieron piropos/regalos
she was showered with compliments/gifts
le han llovido las ofertas de trabajo
she's been deluged o inundated with offers of work
III. lloverse VB vpr
lloverse techo/azotea:
lloverse
to leak
I. oír VB trans
1. oír (percibir sonidos):
oír
to hear
no oigo nada
I can't hear anything o a thing
oí pasos en el pasillo
I heard footsteps in the corridor
a lo lejos se oía el canto de un ruiseñor
in the distance you/we could hear a nightingale's song
no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca
you could have heard a pin drop
la oí entrar
I heard her come in
no quiero volver a oírte esas palabrotas
I don't want to hear you using that language again
ya lo has oído, que no se vuelva a repetir
you've been told, don't do it again
no te lo voy a decir otra vez ¿me oyes?
I'm not going to tell you again, do you hear me?
su último disco se oye bastante
her latest record is being played quite a lot
por lo que he oído
from what I've heard
¿has oído lo de anoche?
have you heard about last night?
ya casi no se oye hablar de ellos
you hardly ever hear about them these days
he oído hablar de él
I've heard of him
he oído decir que se va
I've heard he's leaving
la ha dejado — ¿qué? — lo que oyes o como lo oyes
he's left her — what? — yes, honestly o yes, that's right
me llamó mentiroso, así como lo oyes
he called me a liar … he did, you know
¡lo que hay que oír!
that's rich! inf
¡lo que hay que oír!
well, I like that ! iron
como quien oye llover
it's like water off a duck's back
me va/van a oír inf
I'm going to give him/them an earful inf
2. oír (escuchar):
oír
to listen to
oigo la radio por la mañana
I listen to the radio in the morning
el Señor oyó su súplica
the Lord heard his prayer
oír a alg. en confesión
to hear sb's confession
el juez oyó a las dos partes
the Judge heard both sides o parties
3. oír:
oír misa
to go to mass
Phrases:
oye/oiga (para llamar la atención), ¡oye, que te olvidas el paraguas!
excuse me! o wait a minute! you've forgotten your umbrella!
oye/oiga (para llamar la atención), ¡oye, que te olvidas el paraguas!
hey! you've forgotten your umbrella! inf
¡oiga! se le ha caído la cartera
excuse me, you've dropped your wallet
oye, si ves a Gustavo dile que me llame
listen, if you see Gustavo tell him to call me
oye ¿tienes fuego?
excuse me, have you got o do you have a light?
oye ¿tú qué te crees?
hey, who do you think you are?
oye, oye, que te invité a cenar, pero no a dormir
hang on a minute I invited you to supper, not to spend the night inf
II. oír VB intr
oír
to hear
no oye bien
he doesn't hear well o his hearing isn't very good
le llovió un aluvión de cartas
he was inundated with letters
le llovió un aluvión de cartas
he received a flood of letters
recio llover
heavily
recio llover
hard
llovió continuamente durante cuatro días
it rained continuously o constantly for four days
llover a cántaros
to pour with rain
llover a cántaros
to rain cats and dogs inf
caer chuzos (de punta) o llover a chuzos inf
to pour
caer chuzos (de punta) o llover a chuzos inf
to chuck it down Brit inf
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
sheet down
llover a cántaros
rain down
llover
hail down
llover
roll in
llover
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
llover <o → ue> VB intr, trans, impers
llover
to rain
está lloviendo
it's raining
llueve a mares [o a cántaros]
it's pouring
siempre llueve sobre mojado
it never rains but it pours
como llovido del cielo
heaven sent
llueven las malas noticias
it's one piece of bad news after another
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
it's water off a duck's back to him/her
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
in one ear and out the other
ya ha llovido mucho desde entonces fig
a lot has happened since then
tiene visos de llover
it looks like rain
llover a chorros
to pour
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
flood in (arrive in large numbers) intr fig
llover
piss down (rain a lot) Brit vulg
llover a cántaros
to rain in torrents
llover a cántaros
to hail down on sb/sth a. fig
llover sobre alguien/algo
rain
llover
rain
llover
to rain buckets
llover a cántaros
pelt
llover a cántaros
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
llover <o → ue> [jo·ˈβer, ʎo-] VB intr, trans, vimpers
llover
to rain
está lloviendo
it's raining
llueve a mares [o a cántaros]
it's pouring
siempre llueve sobre mojado
it never rains but it pours
como llovido del cielo
heaven sent
llueven las malas noticias
it's one piece of bad news after another
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
it's water off a duck's back to him/her
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
in one ear and out the other
ya ha llovido mucho desde entonces fig
a lot has happened since then
llover a cántaros
to rain cats and dogs
llover a chorros
to pour
oír como quien oye llover
not to be listening
apenas salí a la calle, se puso a llover
as soon as I went out into the street it began to rain
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to rain in torrents
llover a cántaros
rain
llover
rain
llover
pelt
llover a cántaros
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros [o a chuzos]
it rained off and on
llovió intermitentemente
presente
-llueve
imperfecto
-llovía
indefinido
-llovió
futuro
-lloverá
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parece que va a llover
it looks like rain
por la tarde se puso a llover
in the evening it started to rain
oír como quien oye llover
not to be listening
me preparaba a salir, cuando empezó a llover
I was getting ready to leave when it started raining
han pasado dos semanas sin llover
we have had two weeks without rain
está a punto de llover
it's about to rain
para mí que va a llover
I think it's going to rain
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
it's water off a duck's back to him/her
me escucha como quien oye llover inf
in one ear and out the other
¡qué manera de llover!
just look at the rain!
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