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llover

to rain

verb yoh-BEHR Rare

Usage Note

Llover is a stem-changing (o→ue) defective verb used almost exclusively in the third-person singular: llueve (it rains), llovió (it rained). The expression llover sobre mojado ('to rain on the already wet') means to pile problems on top of existing ones. The noun form is lluvia.

Examples

"Hoy llueve mucho en la ciudad."

Natural Translation

It is raining a lot in the city today.

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