chover

This is the 4486th most frequent Portuguese word.


chover

"Chover" means "to rain."


Used as a verb to describe the action of rain falling from the sky.

Está chovendo muito neste momento.

It is raining heavily at this moment.


Used metaphorically to describe a plentiful or abundant occurrence of something positive.

Quando as coisas boas começam a chover, devemos aproveitá-las.

When good things start to rain down, we must take advantage of them.


Used idiomatically in an expression to imply stating or doing something unnecessary.

Dizem que chover no molhado é redundante.

They say that raining on the wet ground is redundant.