Alborada
Definition
(noun) Moment of dawn, when the day starts to lighten.
Examples
“Nos levantamos con la alborada para ver el amanecer.”
“A la alborada, ya estábamos en la playa.”
By dawn, we were already on the beach.
“La alborada entró por la ventana del cuarto.”
Dawn came in through the bedroom window.
“Llegué a la alborada al puerto de Cádiz, con café en la mano.”
I got to the port of Cádiz at dawn, coffee in hand.
“Pedro siempre sale antes de la alborada; dice que así escucha mejor el barrio.”
Pedro always leaves before dawn; he says he can hear the neighborhood better that way.
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Other Spanish words at this level include Radiante, Atmósfera, Lo Que Sea, Por cierto, and No Pasa Nada. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.
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