La Palabra Del Día: "lloviznar"
lloviznar ( yoh-vees-nahr' )
verb ( to drizzle; to sprinkle )
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1: Siempre me dan ganas de comer sopa cuando llovizna así.
I always feel like eating soup when it drizzles like this.
2: ¿Me llevo el paraguas? - No, solo está lloviznando.
Should I bring the umbrella? - No, it's just sprinkling.
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Admirábamos la maravillosa catarata y nos quedamos muy satisfechos excepto que siempre estaba lloviznando por el vapor y finalmente, estábamos mojadas.
We admired the wonderful waterfall and we were satisfied except that it was always drizzling from the mist and finally we got wet.
"Lloviznar" es una palabra que me hace pensar en noviembre, durante el que, en el pasado, siempre parecía que lloviznaba todo el tiempo (o por lo menos cuando no estaba lloviendo fuerte)- pero con el calentamiento global, recuerdo algunos días de noviembre recientes sin lluvia.
"Drizzle" is a word that makes me think about November, during which, in the past, it always seemed that it was drizzling all the time (or at least when it was not raining hard)- but with global warming, I remember some recent November days without rain.
Cuando llovizna mucho como hoy, mis plantas crecen rapido.
When it drizzles a lot like today, my plants grow fast
While here you do hear lloviznar it is more common to hear chispear for light rain or drizzle.
Mientras que aquí oyes lloviznar es más común oir chispear por lluvia leve or garúa.
Note: I have never heard garúa used. but I wanted another word for drizzle.
En el sur de California estamos experimentando un sequía tan grave que no se ve nada de lluvias ni llovizna.
In Southern California we are experiencing such a severe drought that we don't see any rain at all or even drizzle.
Here is one of our dams.
En mi tierra a una ligera llovizna se la conoce como calabobos o txirimiri.
In my country a soft drizzle is knowed as "wetting fools" or txirimiri
Aunque estaba lloviznando ayer decidí salir a pasear un rato alrededor del barrio. Although it was drizzling yesterday I decided to go out for a short walk around the neighbourhood.
The rain is to keep sprinkling on and off for another week, but that will not spoil the chocolate drizzle on this little boys Ice cream.
La lluvia es mantener por aspersión y para la otra semana, pero que no estropeará la llovizna chocolate en este helado de niños pequeños.
I tried to use my Spanish notes but I am sure I have made many errors. Any corrections are highly appreciated. 
Hace fresco y llovizna hoy, me voy a quedar en cama y dormir un poco más.
It’s cool and drizzling today, I’m going to stay in bed and sleep a little more.
Me encanta una ensalada de tomate y quezo con aceite de llovizna.
I love a tomato and cheese salad with a drizzle of oil.
Al anochecer en la luz que pasa, comenzó a lloviznar, a mi me encanta la lluvia.
Last night in the passing light, it began to drizzle, I really love the rain.
The goat stared through the fence at the rain drizzle that flooded the sidewalk.
La cabra miraba a través de la valla en la llovizna lluvia que inundaban la acera.
Para cocinar una buena torta de llovizna de límon solo hay que tener un limonero en el jardín y una abuela trabajando en la cocina.
In order to have a great lemon drizzle cake you only need to have a lemon tree in the garden and a Grandmother working in the kitchen.
Si estoy pescando, yo sé que va a lloviznar.
If I'm fishing, I know it is going to drizzle.
Necesitamos mucha lluvia pero casi todos los días el sol brilla. De vez en cuando hay nubes y a veces llovizna un poco. ¡No es suficiente!
We need a lot of rain but almost every day the sun is shining. From time to time there are clouds and sometimes it drizzles a little. It's not enough!
