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llover

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʎoˈbeɾ/ [ʎoˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: llo‧ver

Verb

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llover

  1. (impersonal) to rain
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Further reading

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  • llover”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “llover”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere. Compare Portuguese chover.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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llover (impersonal, third-person singular present llueve, third-person singular preterite llovió, past participle llovido)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to rain
    Hyponym: lloviznar
    Coordinate term: nevar
    Llueve.It’s raining.
    Parece que va a llover.
    It looks like it's going to rain.
    Ojalá llueva.
    I hope it rains.
    Deja de llover.
    It stops raining.
    Deja que llueva.
    Let it rain.
    Espera a que llueva.
    Wait until it rains.

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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Impersonal:

Complete:

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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