primavera

spring

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primavera(

)

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (season)

a. spring

¡Finalmente llegó la primavera!Spring is finally here!

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

(youth)

a. springtime

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

Adoptamos a nuestra conejita en la primavera de su juventud.We adopted our bunny rabbit in the springtime of her youth.

3. (botany)

a. primrose

Para celebrar su décimo aniversario, le dio a su esposa diez primaveras.To celebrate their tenth anniversary, he gave his wife ten primroses.

primaveras

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

(age)

a. summer

A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).

(literary)

Voy a dar una gran fiesta para celebrar mis 30 primaveras.I'm going to throw a big party to celebrate my 30 summers.

primavera

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (estación)

a. spring

en primaverain (the) spring

2. (juventud)

a. springtime

3. (año)

tiene diez primaverasshe is ten years old, she has seen ten summers

primavera

1 (estación) spring

en primavera in spring; in springtime

la primavera la sangre altera spring is in the air

2 (esplendor)

está en la primavera de la vida he is in the prime of life

3 primaveras (años) summers (literario)

tenía quince primaveras she was a girl of fifteen summers (literario)

4 (Ornitología) blue tit

5 (Botánica) primrose

ser un primavera (España) to be a simple soul

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Examples

Phrases

en la primavera	in the spring
qué tiempo hace en la primavera	what the weather is like in the spring
¿Qué tiempo hace en la primavera?	What's the weather like in the spring?
mirlo primavera	robin
receso de primavera	spring break
descanso de primavera	spring break
¿Cómo es la ropa que viene para la temporada de primavera-verano?	What fashion trends are coming for this spring-summer season?
es la primavera	is spring
la primavera llegará pronto	spring will be here soon
"ropa de primavera y verano" en inglés	"ropa de primavera y verano" in English
los meses de la primavera son marzo, abril, mayo y junio	the spring months are March, April, May, and June
a Norma le gusta la primavera, pero a Laura le gusta	Norma likes spring, but Laura likes
vacaciones de primavera	spring break
¿Cuál es un mes de la primavera?	What’s a month in spring?
primavera, verano, otoño e invierno	spring, summer, fall, and winter
¿Cuál es el segundo mes de la primavera?	Which is the second month of spring?
en primavera	in the spring
es primavera	it's spring
el primer día de la primavera es	the first day of spring is
durante la primavera, mi tía estornuda mucho y está muy	during the spring, my aunt sneezes a lot and she's very