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What does “Llover a cántaros” mean?

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Llover a cántaros

Word for word

To rain by the pitcher

What it really means

To rain very hard, the sort that floods the street. It is the most common way of talking about a downpour in Spanish.

How we say it in English

To rain cats and dogs

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