escampar

to clear up

escampar(ehs-kahm-pahr)

impersonal verb

1. (weather)

a. to clear up

Estaba lloviendo, pero finalmente escampó.

It was raining, but it finally cleared up.

b. to stop raining

Hace un rato que escampó, puedes cerrar el paraguas.

It stopped raining a little while ago; you can close the umbrella.

intransitive verb

2. (to get cover from the rain)

(Latin America)

a. to find shelter

Corrimos hacía el almacén para escampar del aguacero.

We ran towards the convenient store to find shelter from the downpour.

escampar

impersonal verb

1. (general)

a. to clear up, to stop raining

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escampar

intransitive verb

1 (Meteorología) [+cielo] to clear; [+lluvia] to stop; [+tiempo] to clear up

2 (Caribe) (México) (de la lluvia) to shelter

3 (Latinoamérica) (largarse) to clear off (familiar); scarper (familiar)

transitive verb

[+sitio] to clear out