llover

to rain

llover(yoh-behr)

An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g. Llueve en España.).

impersonal verb

1. (weather)

a. to rain

Si llueve, vamos a tener que comprar un paraguas.If it rains, we're going to have to buy an umbrella.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

2. (to receive a great amount)

a. to rain down on (figurative)

Me llovieron todo tipo de problemas.All sorts of problems rained down on me.

llover

An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g. Llueve en España.).

impersonal verb

1. (general)

a. to rain

está lloviendoit's raining

2. (fig)

a.

está lloviendo a cántaros o a maresit's pouring it's bucketing down

nunca llueve a gusto de todosyou can't please everyone

llueve sobre mojadoit's just one thing after another

3. (fig)

a.

él, como quien oye lloverhe wasn't paying a blind bit of attention

4. (fig)

a.

ha llovido mucho desde entoncesa lot of water has passed o gone under the bridge since then

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (general)

a.

le llueven las ofertasoffers are raining down on him

le llovieron las felicitacioneseveryone rushed to congratulate her

el trabajo me cayó o llegó como llovido del cielothe job fell into my lap

llover

intransitive verb

1 (Meteorología) to rain

está lloviendo it is raining

llover a cántaros to rain cats and dogs; pour (down)

como llovido del cielo

llegar o venir (como) llovido del cielo (inesperado) to come (totally) out of the blue; (muy oportuno) to be a godsend; come just at the right time

ser una cosa llovida del cielo

llover a mares to rain cats and dogs; pour (down)

está llovido en la milpita (México) we're having a run of bad luck; we're going through a bad patch

llover sobre mojado

luego llovió sobre mojado then on top of all that something else happened

llover sobre mojado

ya ha llovido desde entonces

ha llovido mucho desde entonces

a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everybody

¡cómo ahora llueve pepinos o uvas! (And) rubbish!

siempre que llueve escampa (Caribe) every cloud has a silver lining

llueva o truene rain or shine; come what may

2

lloverle algo a algn

le llovieron regalos encima he was showered with gifts