gooseberry season: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  generalneutral
  • The time of year, typically in summer, when gooseberries ripen and are ready for harvesting.

  Examples

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  • During gooseberry season, our family makes delicious jams and pies from freshly picked berries.

    Durante la temporada de grosellas, nuestra familia hace deliciosas mermeladas y tartas con bayas recién recogidas.

  • The gooseberry season usually starts in late June and lasts until mid-July in this region.

    La temporada de grosellas generalmente comienza a finales de junio y dura hasta mediados de julio en esta región.

  • Farmers prepare their fields carefully to ensure a good harvest during gooseberry season.

    Los agricultores preparan sus campos cuidadosamente para asegurar una buena cosecha durante la temporada de grosellas.

  • We went berry picking every weekend during gooseberry season to stock up for the winter.

    Fuimos a recoger bayas todos los fines de semana durante la temporada de grosellas para abastecernos para el invierno.

• 2.

  BritainUnited Kingdomdatedidiomaticjournalistic
  • A period, especially in summer, when news media emphasize light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

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  • Every summer during gooseberry season, newspapers fill their pages with quirky, light-hearted stories.

    Cada verano durante la temporada de grosellas, los periódicos llenan sus páginas con historias curiosas y ligeras.

  • The media went on its merry way with gooseberry season tales, distracting readers from serious news.

    Los medios siguieron su camino alegremente con historias de temporada de grosellas, distrayendo a los lectores de noticias serias.

  • You can expect a lot of odd and amusing reports when gooseberry season hits the headlines.

    Puedes esperar muchos reportajes extraños y divertidos cuando la temporada de grosellas acapara los titulares.