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feminine
/ˈbispeɾa/
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Translation
eve, day before
Word origin
From Latin vespera ('evening'), from vesper ('evening star'). The same root gives English 'vespers' and 'vesper'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vespera
- English cognates
- vespers, vesper
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralvísperas
Examples
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On Christmas Eve we have dinner as a family.
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I was nervous the day before the exam.
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The night before the wedding nobody could sleep.
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We prepared everything the day before the trip.
artificiales.
On New Year's Eve there are fireworks.
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