French dictionary
printemps/pʁɛ̃.tɑ̃/
noun · A1 · Frequency 2738
nounmasculine
Meanings
spring (season)
Refers to the season of spring, typically from March to May.
Examples
Le printemps apporte des journées plus longues et plus douces.
Spring brings longer and milder days.
Ma soeur plante des tomates chaque printemps.
My sister plants tomatoes every spring.
Ce printemps, les jardins ont fleuri très tôt.
This spring, the gardens bloomed very early.
Collocations
- au printempsin spring
Common mistakes
Nous partons en printemps.
Nous partons au printemps.
For the season, printemps is normally used with au, not en.
Related words
synonymsaisonseason
- antonymautomneautumn