primavera
season
The season is primavera. In Mexico a metal spring, like the one in a mattress, is a resorte, and a spring of water is a manantial.
Meaning: the season after winter, a coil or a water source (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| primavera | season |
| Resorte | coil, Mexico |
| Manantial | water spring |
Which one should you use?
English uses one word for three ideas but Spanish splits them. Primavera is the season, resorte is the coil and manantial is where water comes out of the ground.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain a coil spring is often called muelle. In Mexico people say resorte.
Did you know?
- Cuernavaca is nicknamed "the city of eternal spring" because of its mild weather.
Examples in context
- La primavera es mi estación favorita.Spring is my favorite season.
- El resorte del colchón está roto.The mattress spring is broken.
- Nos bañamos en un manantial.We swam in a spring.
Example conversation
Julia and her grandfather Don Beto talk about the flowers in his garden in Cuernavaca.
- JuliaAbuelo, ya llegó la primavera.Grandpa, spring has arrived.
- BetoSí, mira cómo florecen las bugambilias.Yes, look how the bougainvillea are blooming.
- JuliaQué bonito se ve el jardín.The garden looks so pretty.
