Betekenis van season In het Nederlands

• 0 one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter

  • How long does the dry/hurricane/monsoon season last?

  • The British football season begins in August.

  • Air fares are more expensive during the holiday season.

  • the third season of Homeland

  • There will be more documentaries and fewer quiz shows in the autumn season on TV.

  • There's a season ( US festival) of 1960s French films at the Arts Cinema next month.

  • Fruit is cheaper when it's in season.

  • Hotel rooms are more expensive in season.

  • In Europe, tomatoes are out of season in winter.

• 1 to improve the flavour of savoury food by adding salt, herbs, or spices when cooking or preparing it:

  • Drain the rice, stir in the salmon and season to taste (= so that it has the taste you like).

• 2 to make wood hard by drying it gradually, in order to make it ready for use

• 3 one of the four parts a year is divided into; spring, summer, fall, or winter

• 4 a period of time during the year, esp. a period that happens every year at the same time:

  • flu season

  • the holiday season

  • The baseball season lasts from April to October.

  • Strawberries are in season.

• 5 to improve the flavor of food by adding small amounts of salt, herbs, or spices:

  • Season the soup with fresh tarragon, salt, and pepper.

• 6 a period of the year when a particular activity or event happens:

  • the autumn/spring/summer/winter season

  • Travel agents are offering tempting discounts to persuade holidaymakers to book early for the 2013 season.

  • the holiday/tourist season

  • Stores are hoping for a strong Holiday buying season.

  • Cotton farmers have prospered from a long growing season.

• 7 one of the times during the year when companies announce their financial results:

  • The bank started the half-year reporting season for UK retail banks on Friday with its announcement of increased profits.

• 8 the time in each year when new styles of clothes, hair, etc. become fashionable:

  • The fashion business moves so quickly that nobody can remember last season's look.

• 9 if fruit and vegetables are in season, they are being produced in the area, and are available and ready to eat:

  • It is unacceptable for carrots to be imported when they are in season in the UK.

  • The bar is open daily in season.

• 10 if fruit and vegetables are out of season, they do not grow in the area at that time of the year:

  • out-of-season vegetables

  • Some produce travels halfway across the world so that we can eat fruits and vegetables out of season.

  • There has been an increase in the number of retired people taking holidays out of season.