La Palabra del Día: "la temporada"

Question

la temporada

(noun) season, period (of time)

Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!

Guidelines:

• Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either.
• Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well.
• Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary).
• Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.)
• Have fun experimenting with Spanish!

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My examples

1: Es mejor tomarse unas vacaciones durante la temporada baja.

It's best to go on vacation during the low season.

2: Pasé una temporada en Perú.

I spent some time in Peru.

Answer 1

Mi temporada favorita es otoño alrededor del tiempo de Halloween.

My favorite season is Autumn around the time of Halloween.

Me too :) - rac1, Mar 6, 2012

The leaves are beginning to change and the landscape is really colorful! Not to mention the sweets! - bandit51jd, Mar 6, 2012

Good but isn't seasons of the year Las estaciones del año?. - kenwilliams, Mar 6, 2012

Guess I am being a trifle pedantic as everyone appears to be posting in the same vein i.e. temporada and not estaciones. - kenwilliams, Mar 6, 2012

Me encanta el otoño cuando, por fin, el sol abrasador nos da una tregua. Pasear por una alfombra de hojas, con el olor a tierra mojada, es una de las cosas más “simples” que la vida nos ofrece, y una de las que más feliz me hace :) - Cordobesa, Mar 6, 2012

Prefiero la primavera, con su esperanza que vengan algunos días soleados. - annierats, Mar 7, 2012

"el otoño" ;) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 2

La primavera es la temporada de cría de las ovejas en Inglaterra y hay un buen numero de corderos en los pastos ahora mismo.

Springtime is lambing-time in England, and just now there are many lambs in the fields.

Lambing time in Spanish??? Ayudame ,por favor! - annierats, Mar 6, 2012

Yo diría "la temporada de cría de las ovejas" ¡Me encanta tu foto! Con tu permiso, me la voy a guardar :) - Cordobesa, Mar 7, 2012

Claro puedes guardarla, la busqé sobre el internet. Gracias por la ayuda. - annierats, Mar 7, 2012

They captured this lamb in mid-air! Very nice photo! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 3

La temporada de lluvias no me parece un buen tiempo para visitar Colombia

The rainy season doesn't look like a good time to visit Colombia

But the fishing is good:) - Jraider, Mar 6, 2012

Yes, it's just a matter of marketing. - annierats, Mar 7, 2012

Is it always that way in the rainy season there? - rac1, Mar 7, 2012

Perfecta, Castor :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 4

Me alegraré cuando esta temporada está terminado, así que yo puedo conseguir un corte de pelo....¡más elegante!

I'll be glad when this season is finished, so that I can get....a more stylish haircut!!

Jool, you have an extra 'a' in está and missing a 't' in stylish. I love the picture! - martha-sd, Mar 6, 2012

Thanks very much martha....I was typing too fast! {:~) - jool, Mar 6, 2012

Nice photo with sentence! - bandit51jd, Mar 6, 2012

Muchisimo gracias bandido! }:~) - jool, Mar 6, 2012

"cuando esta temporada esté terminando, así podré conseguir..." :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 5

• La temporada cuando se cae enamorado es lo mejor en la vida.
• The time when one falls in love is the best in life.

I think "lo" is a direct object here but I'm not sure which English word or phrase it refers to? - bandit51jd, Mar 6, 2012

I like it Gringo! - annierats, Mar 6, 2012

lo mejor = the best. At least I think it does. Coke commercials in Mexico say toma lo bueno. - gringojrf, Mar 6, 2012

Yes but the acid test is what follows. - kenwilliams, Mar 6, 2012

"Cuando uno se enamora es la mejor temporada de la vida". (Stay away from,"caer en amor/caer enamorado"; they are literal translations: "fall in love") - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 6, 2012

Good morning Gringojrf! - rac1, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 6

Mi temporada favorita es el verano cuando mis niños están en casa y vamos a la playa.

My favorite season is summer when my kids are home and we go to the beach.

A mi también!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 6, 2012

Really nice photo of the lighthouse and beach. Small typo on "estan", accent on the á. - bandit51jd, Mar 6, 2012

beautiful pic! - rac1, Mar 6, 2012

Answer 7

En algunos lugares no se puede diferenciar entre temporadas.

In some places you cannot differentiate between seasons.

(sorry, I couldn't resist this pic!)

It's so pretty! - cheskasullivan, Mar 6, 2012

I wish we had these colors in Illinois! How beautiful! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

We did have them in Indiana, at least when I was there.:) - rac1, Mar 7, 2012

Preciosa foto, Rac :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 8

Durante la temporada de caza, es una buena idea llevar un chaleco anaranjado.

During the hunting season, it is a good idea to wear an orange vest.

Es de caza para gatos? Jeje:) - Jraider, Mar 6, 2012

It is true Bandit. - annierats, Mar 6, 2012

I'm not sure, Jraider, but he/she see's something!! :) - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

Muchas gracias, Annie I take walks in the forest preserves and I keep wondering when deer season starts. Maybe I should get a vest, too! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

¡Muy bien, Bandit! :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 9

La primavera es mi temporada querida cuando el mejor sentimiento vive adentro. Spring is my favourite season when the best feeling lives inside.

It's my favourite season also...'Rebirth'! Regards from Jool. - jool, Mar 6, 2012

"mi temporada más querida, cuando..." :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 10

I appreciate the fact that we have four beautiful seasons, but such a long winter like that, I prefer to live somewhere else more southward.

Aprecio mucho el hecho de tenemos cuatro temporadas bellas, pero después de el invierno tan largo preferiría vivir en algún lugar más al sur.

Silvia, to get your image to show, right click and click on view image, then copy the url of opened page with only the image on it. I hope this helps! - bandit51jd, Mar 6, 2012

Oh, thank you so much, bandit! I'll try!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 6, 2012

Silvia, I feel just the same. I don't even need apicture. It's enough to know what the South is like.. - annierats, Mar 6, 2012

http://www.poesi.as/lc29020.htm . Look at this poem..Luis Cernuda. - annierats, Mar 6, 2012

Amazing poem, Annie! Thank you for sharing! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 6, 2012

"después del invierno...preferiría vivir..." - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Muchas gracias, amiga mia!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 11

No me gusta la temporada turistica donde vivo porque en mi vecindad, no hay lugar para estacionar mi carro en la calle.

I do not like the tourist season where I live because in my neighborhood, there is no place to park my car on the street.

Nice photo to go along with your sentence! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

"turística donde vivo, porque en mi vecindad no hay..." - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 12

Mi temporado menos favorito es la primavera,porque en Nuevo Mexico es viento casi cada día.

My least favorite season is spring, because in New Mexico it is windy almost every day.

OH, my look at those trees bend. What a day! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

"temporada...favorita... hace viento" - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 13

El equipo de fútbol Barcelona ganó la liga en la temporada pasada. The football club Barcelona won the league last season.

No English translation? - rac1, Mar 6, 2012

Sorry, I have put it right now. - kenwilliams, Mar 7, 2012

"la temporada" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 14

Aquí es el principio del otoño, así que pronto va a ser la temporada de AFL - fútbol australiano. Si no eres australiano, este es un juego muy extraño, ¡pero no tan extraño como el críquet!

Here it is the start of autumn and therefore it is soon going to be the AFL season - Australian football. If you are not Australian this is a very strange game, though not as strange as cricket!

Good morning Jennysk! - rac1, Mar 7, 2012

Era la noche para mi cuando escribiste eso! - jennysk, Mar 7, 2012

"Aquí es el principio del otoño, así que pronto va a ser la temporada..." :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 15

Mi temporada favorite es la primavera cuando hay flores en los árboles. My favorite season is spring when there are blooms on the trees

Hola Mary Jo and welcome to the forum. I always thought "flores" meant flowers, but I see that it can also mean "blooms". Thank you for this sentence! - bandit51jd, Mar 7, 2012

Welcome Mary Jo! - rac1, Mar 7, 2012

¡Muy bien! Only a typo: "favorita" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 10, 2012