primavera
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “primavera” mean in English?
spring
Example sentences
En primavera hace buen tiempo.
In spring the weather is nice.
La primavera empieza en marzo.
Spring starts in March.
Las flores de primavera son bonitas.
Spring flowers are pretty.
How to use it
Primavera is 'spring' (the season). Feminine: la primavera. Use en for 'in spring' (en primavera). Spans roughly March–May in the northern hemisphere.
Common mistake
Primavera is feminine — la primavera, not 'el primavera'. Don't capitalise it either.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.