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a llover

to rain

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phrase Common #4,301
to rain Used after certain verbs to express starting to rain, raining again, or being about to rain.
SP: Parece que va a llover.
EN: It looks like it's going to rain.

"¿Cómo está el tiempo?""Hace frío afuera.""Sí, y se está poniendo a llover."

“How’s the weather?” “It’s cold outside.” “Yeah, and it’s starting to rain.”

Creo que empezará pronto a llover.

I think it will start raining soon.

Tom dijo que esperaba que él llegara a casa antes de que empezara a llover.

Tom said he hoped he would get home before it started to rain.

Acaba de empezar a llover.

It has just started to rain.

Empieza a llover.

It starts to rain.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Ahora se pone a llover.

It's starting to rain now.

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Creí que había empezado a llover.

I thought it had started to rain.

Supuestamente pronto se pondrá a llover.

Apparently, it's going to start raining soon.

Seguramente pronto se pondrá a llover.

It will probably start raining soon.

Además, comienza a llover.

Besides, it starts to rain.

Parece como si fuera a llover.

It looks like it's going to rain.

Llévate un paraguas por si se pone a llover.

Take an umbrella in case it starts to rain.

Comienza a llover.

It’s starting to rain.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Empieza a llover, démonos prisa.

It's starting to rain, let's hurry.

— Rebeca (1940)

Había empezado a llover.

It had started to rain.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)