Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Tiempo e Historia

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

a. C.

a period of history marked by particular features or events

era, época

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

milenio

relating to a time span of a thousand years

milenario

a period of one hundred years

siglo, centuria

ten years of time

década

a period of history identified with a particular event

era

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

cronológico

time that is endless

eternidad

happening at the end of a process or a particular period of time

final

in a way that happens once every year

anualmente, cada año

taking place twice a year

bianual

for an unspecified period of time

indefinidamente, por tiempo indefinido

after a particular event or time

posteriormente

at exactly the same time

simultáneamente, a la vez

before an event or an action

de antemano, con antelación

regularly and with short time in between

frecuentemente, con frecuencia

with no delay and at once

instantáneamente, al instante

referring to the first of two things mentioned

primero

referring to the second of two things mentioned

último, segundo

a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

año bisiesto

typical or customary for a specific time of year

del tiempo

either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its farthest or closest distance from the equator

solsticio

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

continuo, constante

the time in the very early morning when the first sunlight appears

amanecer

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

crepúsculo, anochecer

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

año solar

a period of 12 lunar months (the time span between two new moons), which is around 354 days

año lunar

after the time mentioned or in the future

más tarde, más adelante

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

prehistórico

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitivo

a society that has developed its own culture and institutions in a particular period of time or place

civilización

someone who studies or records historical events

historiador

belonging or related to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from roughly the 5th to the 15th century

medieval

a period of great prosperity and success, particularly in the past

época dorada, edad de oro

a place or a collection of records or documents of historical importance

archivo

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

origen

used to refer to a date that is after the birth of Jesus Christ

D.C.

a place or building that is historically important

monumento

used with a date to refer to things happened or existed after the birth of Christ

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