do verão

of the summer

→ do

phrase Uncommon #14,050

of the summer A contraction of de + o, used to mean “of the summer.”

PO: Gosto das noites do verão.

EN: I like the summer nights.

Do you like summer?

I prefer summer to winter.

I miss summer!

Some people like summer, others like winter.

Berck at the end of summer.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Of the four seasons, I like summer the most.

I prefer summer.

I swam in the afternoons during the summer holidays.

The spring rains bring the summer flowers.

Some people like summer and some people like winter.

Before the end of summer.

— Hamnet: A Vida Antes de Hamlet (2025)

Is he the summer Santa Claus?

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

The worst thing about summer is the heat.

That green coat in the middle of summer.

— Quase Famosos (2000)

In the middle of summer?

— O Caçador (2008)

I swam in the afternoons during the summer holidays.

It was the end of summer.

— Amarcord (1973)