habían llovido
-they had rained
Antecopretérito para el sujetoellos/ellas/ustedesdel verbollover.

llover

Para esa hora, a Romero le habían llovido las llamadas, las visitas, las presiones de amigos suyos de San Miguel, de gente del Opus Dei que le tenían la gran confianza.
By that time, Romero had been deluged with phone calls and visits. He was getting pressure from his friends of San Miguel, from the Opus Dei people who had a lot of confidence in him.
Palabra del día
el eneldo