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A n1 ( time of year) saison f ; in the dry/rainy season pendant la saison sèche/des pluies ; the growing/planting season la saison de croissance/des semis ; the mating ou breeding season la saison des amours ; it's the season for tulips c'est la saison des tulipes ; strawberries are in/out of season c'est/ce n'est pas la saison des fraises ; when do melons come into season? quelle est la saison des melons? ;2 Fashn, Tourism, Sport saison f ; the football/hunting season la saison de football/de la chasse ; hotels are full during the season les hôtels sont complets pendant la saison ; the town is quiet out of season la ville est calme hors saison ou pendant la basse saison ; early in the tourist season au début de la saison touristique ; late in the season dans l'arrière-saison ; the holiday season la période des vacances ; the new season's fashions les nouvelles tendances de la saison ;3 (feast, festive period) the season of Advent/of Lent le temps de l'Avent/du Carême ; the Christmas season la période de Noël or des fêtes ; Season's greetings! ( on Christmas cards) Joyeuses fêtes! ;4 Cin, Theat, TV saison f ; I played two seasons at Stratford j'ai joué deux saisons à Stratford ; a season of French films un festival du film français ; a Fellini/Beethoven season un festival Fellini/Beethoven ;7 ( suitable moment) there is a season for everything littér il y a un temps pour tout ; a word in season† un mot opportun.B vtr1 Culin ( with spices) relever ; ( with condiments) assaisonner ; season with salt and pepper salez et poivrez ;
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