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English
Noun
en-noun|sg=Indian summer
- a stretch of sunny and warm days during late autumn
- figuratively the late autumn of life; a late flowering of activity before old age
Synonyms
italbrac|stretch of warm days in autumn: little summer of St Luke italbrac|in October, St Luke's little summer italbrac|in October, St Luke's summer italbrac|in October, St Martin's summer italbrac|in November
Quotations
1882: There is sunshine in the face of all — a kind of Indian summer sunshine, infused with the sadness of a coming winter — Gilbert Parker, Pierre And His People, 1882
2004: It was a warm night, Indian summer. The whole city seemed to be out of doors. It was like an enormous block party — August Kleinzahler, London Review of Books, 19 Aug 2004
2004: This kind of activism is often the hallmark of people in their Indian summer season. Their energy is fueled by a sense of urgency that is lacking in youth. — The Washington Post, 15 June, 2004
Translations
trans-top|a stretch of warm days in autumn
Finnish: t-|fi|intiaanikesä
French: été de la Saint-Martin m italbrac|in November, été des Indiens/été indien m italbrac|Canada; less commonly used in France
German: t+|de|Altweibersommer|m
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Italian: estate di San Martino m italbrac|in November, estate indiana f
Japanese: t|ja|å°æ¥ã³ãã|trkoharubiyori|scJpan
Polish: pogodna jesieÅ f
Russian: индейÑкое леÑо|индеÌйÑкое леÌÑо (ind'éjskoje l'éto) n, бабÑе леÑо|баÌбÑе леÌÑо (báb'je l'éto) n
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trans-top|the late autumn of life
German: zweiter Frühling
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Polish: pogodna jesieŠżycia
Russian: t+|ru|бабÑе леÑо|n|altбаÌбÑе леÌÑо|trbáb'je l'éto|sc=Cyrl
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ttbc|Czech: Indiánské léto
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ttbc|Spanish: veranillo de San MartÃn m italbrac|northern hemisphere; veranillo de San Juan m italbrac|southern hemisphere
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