Engelsk substantiv: season | |||
1. | season (om tid) a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company. She always looked forward to the avocado season. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | baseball season, basketball season, exhibition season, fishing season, football season, growing season, high season, hockey season, holiday season, hunting season, off-season, peak season, preseason, seedtime, sheepshearing, social season, theatrical season, Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek | ||
2. | season (om tid) one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The regular sequence of the seasons. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | time of year | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | autumn, dry season, fall, harvest, harvest time, haying, haying time, rainy season, spring, springtime, summer, summertime, winter, wintertime | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | year | ||
3. | season (om tid) a recurrent time marked by major holidays | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was the Christmas season. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Advent, Allhallowtide, Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Eastertide, Lammastide, Lent, Lententide, Michaelmastide, Noel, Shrovetide, Twelfthtide, Yule, Yuletide | ||
Engelsk verb: season | |||
1. | season (om oppfatninger) lend flavor to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Season the chicken breast after roasting it. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | flavor, flavour | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | curry, resinate, salt, sauce, savor, savour, spice, spice up, zest | ||
Medfører | savor, savour, taste | ||
Overordnet kategori | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
2. | season (om endring) make fit | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This trip will season even the hardiest traveller. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | harden | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | toughen | ||
3. | season (om endring) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She tempered her criticism. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | mollify, temper | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | weaken | ||