What does printemps in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word printemps in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use printemps in French.

The word printemps in French means spring, summer, springtime, in the spring, in spring, spring cleaning, spring cleaning, spring onion, salad onion, Arab Spring, Spring Book Festival, Spring Literary Festival, spring roll, One swallow does not a summer make, One swallow does not make a summer, spring-green. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word printemps

spring

nom masculin (saison du renouveau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'hémisphère nord, le printemps s'étend de mars à juin.
In the northern hemisphere, spring lasts from March until June.

summer

nom masculin (figuré (année d'âge) (year of age)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle fête ses quatre-vingt printemps.
She's celebrating her 80 summers.

springtime

nom masculin (littéraire (jeunesse) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle en était au printemps de sa vie.
She was in the springtime of her life.

in the spring, in spring

locution adverbiale (durant le printemps)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Au printemps, les arbres s'étoffent et fleurissent.

spring cleaning

nom masculin (grand ménage domestique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spring cleaning

nom masculin (grand nettoyage annuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La voisine commence son nettoyage de printemps.

spring onion, salad onion

nom masculin (jeune oignon blanc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Arab Spring

nom masculin (révolutions politiques arabes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le printemps arabe fait référence à différentes contestations populaires ayant eu lieu dans le monde arabe depuis 2010.

Spring Book Festival, Spring Literary Festival

nom propre masculin (fête de la lecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spring roll

nom masculin (spécialité froide asiatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

One swallow does not a summer make, One swallow does not make a summer

(proverbe)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

spring-green

adjectif (vert légèrement bleuté) (color)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Isabelle portait une jolie robe vert printemps hier soir.

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