No. 83 in French

saison

Season.

In a sentence

L'été est ma saison préférée.
Summer is my favorite season.
The word 'saison' is used to denote a period within a year associated with specific weather or activities, such as summer.
Cette série a une nouvelle saison qui sort bientôt.
This series has a new season coming out soon.
'Saison' refers to an installment or cycle within a larger narrative structure, such as a series in television.
C'est la saison des récoltes en ce moment.
It's currently the harvest season.
Here, 'saison' indicates a particular time period characterized by a specific activity, the harvest.

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