What does saison in French mean?

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

The word saison in French means season, harvest season, harvest period, season, late autumn, low season, off-season, in season, of the season, seasonal, spring, in season, be in season, be in season, be seasonally appropriate, seasonal fruit, high season, off-season, out of season, summer, the summer, winter, poor season, bad season, poor season, bad season, poor season, bad season, mid-season, off season, shoulder season, low season, off season, hunting season, mating season, haymaking season, rainy season, wet season, harvest time, rainy season, wet season, off season, off-season, dry season, summer, sports season, tourist season, seasonal weather, spring clothes. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word saison

season

nom féminin (quart d'une année)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le printemps est l'une des quatre saisons de l'année.
Spring is one of the four seasons of the year.

harvest season, harvest period

nom féminin (moment, periode) (grape)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Septembre est le début de la saison des vendanges.
September is the start of the harvest season.

season

nom féminin (épisodes d'une série TV) (TV show)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'attends avec impatience la saison 2 de cette série !
I'm looking forward to season 2 of this series!

late autumn

nom féminin (fin de l'automne) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les raisins mûrissent mieux avec une belle arrière-saison.

low season, off-season

nom féminin (saison sans touristes)

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

in season, of the season, seasonal

locution adjectivale (à maturité dans la saison)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

spring

nom féminin (période où la température est modérée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, le printemps et l'automne sont des demi-saisons.

in season

locution adverbiale (pendant la période adéquate)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a beaucoup de skieurs en saison dans cette station.

be in season

locution verbale (fruit, légume : respectant le calendrier)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En été, tomates et poivrons sont de saison.

be in season, be seasonally appropriate

locution verbale (figuré (être approprié)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En été, bermudas et polos sont de saison.

seasonal fruit

nom masculin (fruit récolté naturellement mûr)

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

high season

nom féminin (été)

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

off-season, out of season

locution adverbiale (en dehors des vacances scolaires)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

summer, the summer

nom féminin (l'été) (season)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la belle saison, nous irons au bord de la mer.

winter

nom féminin (hiver) (season)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup moins de monde sur la plage durant la mauvaise saison.

poor season, bad season

nom féminin (mauvais temps) (weather)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons eu une mauvaise saison, il a plu tout le printemps.

poor season, bad season

nom féminin (récolte de mauvaise qualité) (harvest)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les agriculteurs sont mécontents car ils ont fait une mauvaise saison.

poor season, bad season

nom féminin (mauvais résultats d'une activité) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ce mauvais temps tout le secteur touristique a eu une mauvaise saison.

mid-season

nom féminin (milieu d'une saison)

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

off season

nom féminin (période de faible activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'hiver est la morte-saison à Saint-Tropez.

shoulder season

nom masculin (mois encadrant les vacances estivales) (holiday season: figurative)

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

low season, off season

nom féminin (saison peu touristique)

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

hunting season

nom féminin (période où la chasse est autorisée) (period)

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

mating season

nom masculin (période de rut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le printemps est la saison des amours.

haymaking season

nom féminin (période des moissons)

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

rainy season, wet season

nom féminin (mousson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La saison des pluies arrivera bientôt.

harvest time

nom féminin (début d'automne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'automne marque la saison des vendanges.

rainy season, wet season

nom féminin (saison des pluies) (period)

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

off season, off-season

nom féminin (basse saison)

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

dry season

nom féminin (saison sans pluie)

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

summer

nom féminin (Nord : été) (northern hemisphere)

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

sports season

nom féminin (année sportive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce footballeur sera au club de Paris lors des deux prochaines saisons sportives.

tourist season

nom féminin (période de vacances)

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

seasonal weather

nom masculin (temps typique d'une saison)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pluie et soleil en mai, c'est un temps de saison.

spring clothes

nom masculin (vêtement pour temps variable)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les vêtements de printemps sont des vêtements de demi-saison.

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