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avril

April

noun ah-VREEL Less Common

Origin: Latin Aprilis

Usage Note

Avril is the fourth month of the year. Le premier avril is April Fools' Day in France — the tradition is to stick a paper fish (poisson d'avril) on someone's back. Month names in French are not capitalised.

Examples

"Les fleurs éclosent souvent en avril."

Natural Translation

Flowers often bloom in April.

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