nublado y lluvioso
/nublado i ʝubjoso/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "cloudy and rainy" is nublado y lluvioso.
How do you pronounce it?
/nublado i ʝubjoso/
Did you know?
- While nublado means cloudy, Spanish has a specific word bochornoso for when it is cloudy, humid and oppressively hot. English has no single word for this specific weather combination.
- If the weather is only slightly nublado, a speaker might say it is está encapotado. This comes from capota, a hood or cover, imagining the sky as a giant hood covering the city.
- The root of nublado is also used in poetic Spanish to describe a person who is confused or 'clouded' in their judgment.
Examples in context
- El clima está nublado y lluvioso hoy.The weather is cloudy and rainy today.
- Mañana será un día nublado y lluvioso.Tomorrow will be a cloudy and rainy day.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are looking out the window at the weather.
- LucíaMira el cielo, está nublado y lluvioso.Look at the sky, it is cloudy and rainy.
- AlejandroTienes razón, Lucía, no podemos salir.You are right, Lucía, we cannot go out.
- Lucía¿Quieres ver una película en casa?Do you want to watch a movie at home?
- AlejandroSí, Alejandro acepta esa idea.Yes, Alejandro accepts that idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
