seasonal

pertaining to the seasons of the year; periodical: seasonal work; depending or occurring on the season: seasonal fluctuations in rainfall

Not to be confused with:

seasonable – timely; fit; appropriate; characteristic of the season: seasonable weather

sea·son·al

(sē′zə-nəl)

adj.

Relating to, occurring in, or varying with a particular season: seasonal employment.

sea′son·al′i·ty (-zə-năl′ĭ-tē) n.

sea′son·al·ly adv.

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seasonal

(ˈsiːzənəl)

adj

of, relating to, or occurring at a certain season or certain seasons of the year: seasonal labour.

ˈseasonally adv

ˈseasonalness n

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sea•son•al

(ˈsi zə nl)

adj.

1. pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season: seasonal work.

2. a seasonal employee or product.

sea′son•al•ly, adv.

usage: The adjectives seasonal and seasonable are not interchangable. seasonal describes phenomena that occur with or depend upon a season or the seasons: seasonal fluctuations in rainfall; seasonal sales. seasonable in reference to weather means “suitable to or characteristic of the season”: seasonable temperatures for July. seasonable also has the sense “timely”: a seasonable offer of financial assistance.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	seasonal - a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons seasonal worker worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Adj.	1.	seasonal - occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment" year-around, year-round - operating or continuing throughout the year; "a year-round resort"; "a year-round job"

Translations

مَوْسِميمَوْسِمِيّ

sezónní

sæsonbestemt

saisonbedingt saisonal

εποχιακός

de temporada

kausittainen

saisonnier

sezonski

idényjellegû

árstíîabundinn

stagionale

季節の

계절에 따른

sezónny

säsong-

ตามฤดูกาล

mevsimlik

theo thời vụ

季节性的

seasonal

[ˈsiːzənl]

A. ADJ [work, labour, migration] → de temporada, estacional; [changes, variations] → estacional; [fruit, vegetable] → del tiempo, de temporada; [migrant] → temporal
the tourism business is seasonal → el negocio del turismo es de temporada

B. CPD seasonal adjustment N (Econ, Pol) → ajuste m estacional, desestacionalización f
prices rose 0.2% in July, after seasonal adjustments → tras eliminar las fluctuaciones estacionales se vio que los precios subieron un 0,2% en julio, las cifras desestacionalizadas demostraron una subida de los precios del 0,2% en julio
seasonal affective disorder N → trastorno m afectivo estacional
seasonal worker N → temporero/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

seasonal

[ˈsiːzən^əl] adj [cycle, changes] → saisonnier/ière; [work, workers] → saisonnier/ière; [fruit, menu] → de saisonseasonal affective disorder [əˈfɛktɪv] n → dépression f saisonnière, désordre m affectif saisonnier

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seasonal

adj → jahreszeitlich bedingt; (Econ) → Saison-, saisonbedingt; seasonal fruit/vegetables → Früchte pl → /Gemüse nt → der Saison; we eat whatever fruit is seasonal → wir essen das Obst, das gerade auf dem Markt ist

seasonal

seasonal adjustment

n (Econ, Pol) → Saisonbereinigung f

seasonal affective disorder

n (Med) → Winterdepression f

seasonal

seasonal unemployment

n → saisonbedingte Arbeitslosigkeit

seasonal worker

n → Saisonarbeiter(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

seasonal

[ˈsiːzənl] adj → stagionale
after seasonal adjustment (Econ) → dopo la destagionalizzazione

season

(ˈsiːzn) noun

1. one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc. The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.

2. the usual, proper or suitable time for something. the football season.

verb

1. to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to. She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.

2. to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.

ˈseasonable adjective

(negative unseasonable) (of weather) of the kind that is to be expected for a particular time of year.

ˈseasonal adjective

done at a particular season only. seasonal work as a waitress; seasonal sports.

ˈseasoned adjective

experienced. seasoned political campaigners.

ˈseasoning noun

something used to season food. Salt and pepper are used as seasonings.

season ticket

a ticket (usually for travel) that can be used repeatedly during a certain period. a three-month season ticket.

in season

(of food) available, ready for eating. That fruit is not in season just now.

out of season

not in season.

seasonal

→ مَوْسِمِيّ sezónní sæsonbestemt saisonbedingt εποχιακός de temporada kausittainen saisonnier sezonski stagionale 季節の 계절에 따른 seizoens- sesong- sezonowy sazonal сезонный säsong- ตามฤดูกาล mevsimlik theo thời vụ 季节性的

seasonal

adj estacional