el
/beˈɾano/
Translation
summer
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin veranum tempus ('spring-like season'), from Latin ver ('spring'). The same root gives English vernal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ver
- English cognates
- vernal
Grammar
Examples
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This summer we will go to the coast.
Sevilla.
In summer it is very hot in Seville.
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I remember the summers at my grandparents' house.
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Last summer I learned how to swim in the sea.
cálidas.
Summer nights are short and very warm.
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This summer we are going to the beach with the children.
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In summer it is very hot in the south of the country.
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