🇬🇧🇪🇸 eve - víspera : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "eve" ("víspera"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Eve means the day or the night just before a special day or event, like the night before your birthday, when everyone is getting ready and feeling excited for tomorrow.
On the eve of my birthday, I told my cake, "Rest well, tomorrow you’re going to have a rough day."
The eve of Halloween is when my costume looks perfect and my candy bucket is still sadly empty.
It was the eve of Grandma’s visit, so the house suddenly remembered what cleaning was.
On the eve of the school play, I forgot my lines but remembered the most important thing: where the snacks were.
On the eve of New Year’s Day, people around the world stay up late to celebrate the old year ending and the new year beginning with fireworks, countdowns, and very, very sleepy faces the next morning.
On the eve of the fair, she hung lights. The eve air smelled of bread and rain. Each eve hour she checked the map, tied ribbons and read a small note. The final eve sleep was short. On the fair day she smiled — the eve work made the place glow.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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