llover

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Asturian

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Etymology

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FromVulgar Latin*plovere,from ClassicalLatinpluere.

Verb

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llover

  1. torain
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Spanish

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Etymology

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InheritedfromVulgar Latin*plovere,from ClassicalLatinpluere.ComparePortuguesechover.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):(most of Spain and Latin America)/ʝoˈbeɾ/[ɟ͡ʝoˈβ̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key):(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines)/ʎoˈbeɾ/[ʎoˈβ̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key):(Buenos Aires and environs)/ʃoˈbeɾ/[ʃoˈβ̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key):(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)/ʒoˈbeɾ/[ʒoˈβ̞eɾ]

  • Audio(Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes:-eɾ
  • Syllabification:llo‧ver

Verb

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llover(impersonal,third-person singular presentllueve,third-person singular preteritellovió,past participlellovido)

  1. (intransitive,usuallyimpersonal)torain
    Hyponym:lloviznar
    Coordinate term:nevar
    Llueve.It’s raining.

Usage notes

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  • Usually only used in the third person, except in figurative usage:
    2006,Andrés Trapiello, “Lluevo”, inEl volador de cometas: antología poética[1]:
    Lluevoen esta ciudad
    envuelto en frío, en aguacero, en noche,
    I rainin this city
    Wrapped in cold, in downpour, in night,

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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