día lluvioso
/dia ʝubjoso/from spelling rules
The English phrase "rainy day" is translated into Spanish as día lluvioso.
día lluvioso is used literally to describe a day characterized by rain.
Meaning: literal usage (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of día (day) and lluvioso (rainy).
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form días lluviosos requires both the noun and the adjective to be pluralized. In a sentence, the adjective lluvioso must agree in gender with the masculine noun día.
Did you know?
- Unlike the English idiom 'saving for a rainy day', Spanish speakers use the phrase guardar para las vacas flacas (saving for the skinny cows) to talk about preparing for hard times.
- While día lluvioso describes the weather, Spanish speakers use the phrase un día de perros (a dog's day) to describe a day with truly miserable, rainy weather.
- The word día shares a common ancestor with the English word 'sky' via the Proto-Indo-European root for 'heaven'.
Examples in context
- Es un día lluvioso.It's a rainy day.Tatoeba #1228289 by hayastan, translation #26676 by CK
- El día en que nos conocimos fue un día lluvioso.The day when we first met was a rainy day.Tatoeba #1641996 by marcelostockle, translation #247266 by CK
- Los bancos intentarán prestarte un paraguas en un día soleado, pero te darán la espalda un día lluvioso.Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.Tatoeba #998347 by Shishir, translation #18450 by AlanF_US
- Necesitaremos paraguas mañana debido al día lluvioso pronosticado.We will need umbrellas tomorrow due to the predicted rainy day.
- ¡Qué bien se está en casa en un día de lluvia!How comfortable it is to be at home on a rainy day!
- ¡El día de hoy ha sido muy pasado por agua!Today has been quite a rainy day!
- Hoy en Buenos Aires parece que tendremos un día de chaparrones.Today in Buenos Aires, it seems like we will have a rainy day with heavy rain showers.
- ¡Llévate el paraguas contigo, hoy será un día de aguaceros!Take your umbrella with you, today will be a day with heavy rain showers!
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are deciding whether to go for a walk in the park.
- Daniel¿Quieres ir al parque hoy?Do you want to go to the park today?
- ElenaNo, prefiero quedarme en casa en un día lluvioso.No, I prefer to stay at home on a rainy day.
- DanielTienes razón, Elena, hace mucho frío afuera.You are right, Elena, it is very cold outside.
- ElenaVamos a ver una película entonces.Let's watch a movie then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries día, lluvioso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
