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primavera

spring

noun pree-mah-VEH-rah Less Common

Origin: from Latin prima vera 'first spring'

Usage Note

Primavera is the season of spring; in primavera means 'in spring'. Poetically avere vent'anni di primavera counts someone's years as springtimes. It is feminine, plural primavere.

Examples

"In primavera fioriscono i prati."

Natural Translation

In spring the meadows bloom.

Literal Translation

In spring bloom the meadows.

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