Winter may have its merits, especially when you live in Northern Italy and enjoy skiing or snowboarding in the Alps. But personally I’m happy to see it go when spring sets in, the air gets warmer, and nature has more colors to offer than just white and gray. So in this article, you guessed it, we will talk about spring in Italian.
And in case you weren’t looking for spring season in Italian, but for another meaning of spring: We have got these covered as well.
But we will start with the spring season in Italian as it is my favorite time of year and thus one of my favorite words in Italian.
The Italian word for spring is primavera.
The fact that Italians love spring is already evident from the fact that they have created a special spring pizza: the Pizza Primavera! It is topped with everything that is typical for spring. For example with green asparagus, spring onions and broccoli.
Spring in Italian
Let’s look at expressions in the English language and what the translations in the Italian language are.
| English Expressions | Italian Translations | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| spring awakening | il risveglio della primavera | masculine |
| spring break | le vacanze di primavera | feminine |
| spring chicken | il pulcino di primavera | masculine |
| spring cleaning | la pulizie di primavera | feminine |
| spring day | il giorno di primavera | masculine |
| spring festival | la festa di primavera | feminine |
| spring fever | la febbre della primavera | feminine |
| spring flowers | i fiori di primavera | plural |
| spring makeover | la cura della primavera | feminine |
| spring month | il mese della primavera | masculine |
| spring onion | il cipollotto | masculine |
| spring roll | l’involtino primavera | masculine |
| spring shopping | lo shopping di primavera | masculine |
| spring therapy | la terapia di primavera | feminine |
| spring tiredness | la stanchezza primaverile | feminine |
| spring weather | il tempo di primavera | masculine |
| spring wheat | il grano primaverile | masculine |
| spring wood | il legno di primavera | masculine |
Example Sentences
- Adoro decorare la mia casa con i fiori di primavera. — I love to decorate my house with spring flowers.
- Dopo un inverno grigio e uggioso, ogni anno il risveglio della primavera è come un miracolo. — After the gray and dreary winter, the spring awakening is like a miracle every year.
- Andate via per le vacanze di primavera? — Are you going away for spring break?
- Lo shopping natalizio sembra essere appena terminato, già mia moglie inizia con lo shopping primaverile.— The Christmas shopping seems to be just done, already my wife starts with the spring shopping.
Other words containing Spring in Italian
In English, there are more common words containing “spring.” Spring doesn’t only stand for the season, but also for the source of a river, a coiled spring and other meanings. So, if you were looking for these, here they are.
| English Expressions | Italian Translations | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| coiled spring | la molla elicoidale | feminine |
| spring (of a river) | la sorgente / la fonte | feminine |
| spring constant | la costante della molla | feminine |
| spring gun | la pistola a molla | feminine |
| spring lock | il blocco a molla | masculine |
| spring mattress | il materasso a molle | masculine |
| spring scale | la scala a molla | feminine |
| spring water | l’acqua di sorgente | masculine |
| springform pan | la teglia a forma di mollafeminine | masculine |
Example Sentences
- Mi piace bere acqua fresca di sorgente durante le escursioni. — I love to drink cool spring water on a hiking trip.
- Due settimane fa Anna ha preso in prestito la mia teglia e non l’ha ancora restituita! — Two weeks ago Anna borrowed my springform pan and still hasn’t returned it!
