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Meaning of plovebat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

third-person singular imperfect active indicative of *plovē̆re (alternative form of pluēbat)

active, form-of, imperfect, indicative, nonstandard, singular, third-person

Examples

“...et Iovem aquam exorabant. Itaque statim urceatim plovebat: aut tune aut nunquam: et omnes redibant udi tanquam mures. Itaque dii pedes lanatos habent, quia nos religiosi non sumus. Agri iacent.”

...and they prayed to Jupiter for rain. And it rained bucketfuls: 'twas now or never, and they all came home, wet as drowned rats. But the gods all have gouty feet now, because we are not religious. So our fields lie baking.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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