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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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This word is part of lesson 97.