Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Tempo e storia

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

AC

a period of history marked by particular features or events

era

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

millennio

relating to a time span of a thousand years

millenario

a period of one hundred years

secolo

ten years of time

decennio

a period of history identified with a particular event

età

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

cronologico

time that is endless

eternit

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

eventuale

in a way that happens once every year

annualmente

taking place twice a year

semestrale

for an unspecified period of time

indeterminato

after a particular event or time

successivamente

at exactly the same time

simultaneamente

before an event or an action

in anticipo

regularly and with short time in between

frequentemente

with no delay and at once

immediatamente

referring to the first of two things mentioned

precedente

referring to the second of two things mentioned

il secondo

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

anno bisestile

typical or customary for a specific time of year

stagionale

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

solstizio

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

continuo

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

alba

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

crepuscolo

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

anno solare

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

anno lunare

after the time mentioned or in the future

più tardi

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

preistorico

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

civilizzazione

someone who studies or records historical events

storico

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

medievale

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

età dell'oro

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

archivio

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

origine

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

DC

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

CE