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"Drizzle" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "lloviznar", and "light rain" is a phrase which is often translated as "lluvia ligera". Learn more about the difference between "drizzle" and "light rain" below.
drizzle(
drih
-
zuhl
)An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
b. garuar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
How depressing. It's been drizzling and foggy all day.Qué deprimente. Lleva todo el día garuando y con niebla.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (weather)
a. la llovizna (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They're expecting some drizzle this morning, but it's supposed to clear up.Se espera un poco de llovizna esta mañana, pero se supone que despejará.
b. la garúa (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It's just a bit of drizzle, but I'm going to bring an umbrella just in case.Es un poco de garúa nomás, pero voy a traer un paraguas por si acaso.
3. (culinary)
a. el chorrito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Finish the appetizer off with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.Para terminar el aperitivo, añade un chorrito de aceite de oliva extra virgen.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (culinary)
a. rociar
Drizzle the lemon juice over the freshly baked cake.Rocía la torta recién horneada con zumo de limón.
light rain(
layt
reyn
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. lluvia ligera
Is it raining over there? - Yes, but it's just a light rain.¿Está lloviendo por allá? - Sí, pero es sólo una lluvia ligera.
b. lluvia fina
A light rain began to fall at the soccer game.Una lluvia fina empezó a caer durante el partido de fútbol.
c. llovizna
It's a light rain, but you should still take an umbrella.Es solamente una llovizna, pero aún deberías llevar un paraguas.
