OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 326

summer

/ˈsʌmə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estío • verano
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, b…
the heat of summer
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 327

summer

/ˈsʌmə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
veranear
To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
We like to summer in the Mediterranean.
Phrases
No hay frases