🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

primavera

Pronunciation / Transliteration: primavera

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Spring/sprɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I fiori sbocciano magnificamente in primavera."

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3 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The season of the year between winter and summer, during which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November.

    "The flowers bloom beautifully in the spring."
  2. 2

    A coiled metal wire or strip that returns to its original shape when compressed or extended, used to store and release mechanical energy.

    "The mattress has many individual springs."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

    "He sprang out of bed when he heard the alarm."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'springan', meaning to leap, burst forth, or flow, of Germanic origin. Historically, it shares roots with Proto-Germanic 'springaną' and has evolved from describing water bubbling up to encompass seasons, elasticity, and sudden movement.

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