chaparrón
Meanings
Noun
1. downpour, cloudburst
2. barrage, burst (e.g., barrage of criticism) (Andalusia, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico)
Examples6
Va a caer un chaparrón.
There's going to be a downpour.
Nos cayó un chaparrón mientras íbamos a la escuela.
We were caught in a shower on the way to school.
Nos cayó un chaparrón de cuando íbamos a la escuela.
We were caught in a shower on the way to school.
Nos cayó un chaparrón de camino a la escuela.
We were caught in a shower on the way to school.
Ayer, me ha sorprendido un chaparrón volviendo de la escuela.
Yesterday I was caught in a shower on my way home from school.
Cuando ayer volvía a casa de la escuela, me pilló un chaparrón.
On my way home from school yesterday, I was caught in a shower.