Today's WOTD is: "invierno" = winter
In Spanish, “invierno” is a masculine noun of Latin origin, which means winter.
In
tropical areas of the Spanish-speaking world, the word “invierno”
may also be used to refer to the rainy
season.
In some parts, the noun “invierno”
may also be used to refer to a sudden downpour.
A related Spanish noun is
“invernadero”, which in English means a greenhouse.
A related Spanish describing
word/ adjective is “invernal”, which may be used to
describe something as typical of winter or wintry.
A
related Spanish action word/ verb is “invernar”,
which in English means to
hibernate/ to spend the winter/ to winter.
Some
commonly used expressions with the words “invierno”,
“invernadero”,
“invernal” or
“invernar” are:
- Cuartel de invierno (winter quarters/ winter retreat);
- Efecto invernadero (greenhouse effect);
- En invierno (in winter);
- En pleno invierno (right in the middle of winter);
- Frío invernal (winter cold/ very cold);
- Invierno nuclear (nuclear winter);
- Retirarse a los cuarteles de invierno (to make a pause* current activities)
- Ropa de invierno (winter clothing);
- Tiempo invernal (winter/ wintry weather);
- Trigo de invierno (winter wheat);
*NB
From military terminology, may mean a temporary pause to reflect/
re-think, or a complete cessation of an activity.
Some
examples of the use of the word “invierno”,
“invernadero”, “invernal”
or “invernar”and related words are:
- Las tropas se retiran a los cuarteles de invierno (the troops go back to their winter quarters);
- El efecto invernadero y el calentamiento global (the greenhouse effect and global warming);
- Aquí suele hacer frío en invierno (here, it is usually cold in winter);
- Dicen que bañarse en agua fría aun en pleno invierno no está mal (some say that bathing in cold water, even in the depths of winter is quite good);
- Hoy hace un frío invernal (today is very cold);
- Hoy hace un tiempo invernal (today we have wintry weather);
- Me gusta guardar la ropa de invierno cuando llega la primavera (I like putting away winter clothing at the beginning of spring);
- El trigo de invierno se cultiva mucho (winter wheat is a widespread grown variety);
- Se llevan el ganado a invernar al valle (they take the livestock down to the valley for the winter/ to spend the winter there);
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