A1verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

winter

win·ter

winter · winters · wintered · wintering

зимувати

проводить зиму, зимовать

wintern

To spend the winterTo spend the winter (in a particular place).

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/ˈwɪntə/

» It was a very cold winter.

Es war ein sehr kalter Winter. — Rob

Зима была очень холодная. — soweli_Elepanto

Це була дуже холодна зима. — deniko

Зима була дуже холодна. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To spend the winter (in a particular place).
wintern
зимова́тьzimovátʹ, проводи́ть зимуprovodítʹ zimu
зимува́тиzymuváty
spend the winter
(transitive)To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

Examples

1603 sentences

It was a very cold winter.
Це була дуже холодна зима. — deniko
ruЗима была очень холодная. — soweli_Elepanto
deEs war ein sehr kalter Winter. — Rob
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I like summer better than winter.
Я більше люблю літо, ніж зиму. — deniko
ruЛето мне нравится больше, чем зима. — Biga
deIch mag den Sommer mehr als den Winter. — Trinkschokolade
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Tom bought a new winter coat.
Том купив нове зимове пальто. — deniko
ruТом купил новое зимнее пальто. — odexed
deTom hat sich einen neuen Wintermantel gekauft. — wolfgangth
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Birds fly south in the winter.
Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko
ruПтицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard
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Tom went to Boston last winter.
Минулої зими Том їздив до Бостона. — deniko
ruТом прошлой зимой ездил в Бостон. — marafon
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday:

Русский

By meaning 1

spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday:

Origin

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, fro

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

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