No. 846 in Italian
estate
Summer.
In a sentence
L'estate è la mia stagione preferita.
Summer is my favorite season.
Here, 'estate' is a noun meaning 'summer', referring to the season.
Durante l'estate, andiamo sempre al mare.
During summer, we always go to the sea.
'Estate' still represents the season here, emphasizing a time of year.
Il mercato immobiliare è attivo nella mia estate.
The real estate market is active in my estate.
In this usage, 'estate' refers to 'estate' as in property, reflecting a different meaning of the word.
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