primavera

Meaning

1. (feminine) spring (the season)
2. (feminine, figuratively) spring (a period of political liberalization and democratization)

Concepts

spring

springtime

springtide

primrose

primula

Primula

primroses

oxlip

Synonyms

prímula

Prímula

Translations

printemps

primavera

Frühling

primavera

lente

voorjaar

Frühjahr

ilkbahar

primavera

άνοιξη

bahar

Lenz

ربيع

prima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾi.maˈvɛ.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Romanian: primăvară

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese primavera (“early spring”), from Late Latin prīma vēra, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + vēr (“spring”). Compare Italian and Spanish primavera, Romanian primăvară.

Sentences

A vida sem amor é como um ano sem primavera .

Life without love is like a year without spring.

A semente é necessária para plantar o milho da primavera .

Seed is needed to plant spring corn.

Ele parecia viver em uma eterna primavera atrás do balcão da taverna .

He seemed to live in an eternal spring behind the tavern counter.