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"Rain" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "llover", and "sleet" is a noun which is often translated as "la aguanieve". Learn more about the difference between "rain" and "sleet" below.
rain(
reyn
)An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to pour)
a. hacer caer
He rained candy and balloons on the crowd.Hizo caer dulces y globos sobre la multitud.
sleet(
slit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weather)
a. la aguanieve (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 forecasting sleet for tomorrow morning.Pronostican aguanieve para mañana en la mañana.
b. la cellisca (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).
If it gets a little colder, we should have snow instead of sleet.Si se enfría un poco más, tendremos nieve en lugar de cellisca.
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
2. (weather)
a. caer aguanieve
Forecasters are concerned it will sleet and then turn to ice.Los meteorólogos están preocupados que vaya a caer aguanieve y que luego se convierta en hielo.
