Spanish Conversation · Level 124
60 words
Spanish word
auge
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈau̯xe/
Meaning
- masculine nounheyday
Example
Durante el auge de la compañía, todos trabajaban sin descansar.
During the company's heyday, everyone worked without resting.
More examples
El turismo alcanzó su auge en los años noventa.
Tourism reached its heyday in the 1990s.
Core concept
A crowd at the peak of a concert.
Common phrases
auge económico
economic heyday
auge del mercado
market heyday
auge del turismo
tourism heyday
Similar words
apogeo: Time when influence or authority is at its strongest, exerting maximum impact.
pico: Point or brief moment when something reaches its maximum height or level.
cima: Uppermost part or summit of a thing or place, the literal highest point.
Definition in Spanish
Momento o periodo en que algo llega a su máxima intensidad o popularidad.
Word origin
From Latin augēre 'to increase', Spanish auge shares the root of aumentar and names the moment when something reaches its greatest intensity.
Usage tips
- Auge typically appears with estar (está en auge) for a current boom, while estuvo en auge or en su auge indicates a past heyday.