llover a cántaros
llover a cántaros(
yoh
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behr
ah
kahn
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tah
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rohs
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (general)
a. to rain cats and dogs (idiom)
Estuvo lloviendo a cántaros todo el fin de semana.It was raining cats and dogs all weekend.
b. to pour
En esta región casi nunca llueve, pero, cuando llueve, llueve a cántaros.It hardly ever rains in this region, but when it does, it pours.
c. to pour down
Aquí llueve a cántaros. - Pues aquí hace mucho sol.It's pouring down here. - Well, here it's really sunny.
d. to pour with rain (United Kingdom)
Está lloviendo a cántaros, y el agua se está acumulando en el patio porque el desagüe no funciona.It's pouring with rain, and water is accumulating in the patio because the drain doesn't work.
e. to bucket down (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Ahora no podemos salir, está lloviendo a cántaros.We can't go out now. It's bucketing down.
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