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"Summertime" is a noun which is often translated as "el verano", and "summer" is a noun which is also often translated as "el verano". Learn more about the difference between "summertime" and "summer" below.
summertime(
suh
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muhr
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taym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el verano (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The population increases tenfold in the summertime as tourists flock to the beach.La población se multiplica por diez en verano cuando llegan en masa los turistas buscando la playa.
The temperature sometimes rises to more than one hundred degrees Fahrenheit during summertime.La temperatura a veces sube hasta más de cien grados Fahrenheit en el verano.
summer(
suh
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muhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (season)
b. el estío (M) (literary)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The spring passed, and summer came to the woods and fields around the village.Pasó la primavera y llegó el estío al bosque y a los campos que rodeaban el pueblo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. pasar el verano
Many storks summer in Spain and winter in Africa.Muchas cigüeñas pasan el verano en España y el invierno en África.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
