Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Tijd en geschiedenis

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

voor Christus, voor onze jaartelling

a period of history marked by particular features or events

tijdperk, era

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

millennium

relating to a time span of a thousand years

millennium

a period of one hundred years

eeuw

ten years of time

decennium

a period of history identified with a particular event

tijdperk, era

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

chronologisch, in chronologische volgorde

time that is endless

eeuwigheid, onbegrensdheid

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

uiteindelijk, laatste

in a way that happens once every year

jaarlijks

taking place twice a year

halfjaarlijks, tweejaarlijks

for an unspecified period of time

onbepaalde tijd

after a particular event or time

vervolgens, daarna

at exactly the same time

gelijktijdig, tegelijkertijd

before an event or an action

van tevoren, vooraf

regularly and with short time in between

frequent, regelmatig

with no delay and at once

onmiddellijk, meteen

referring to the first of two things mentioned

eerste, voorgaand

referring to the second of two things mentioned

laatste, tweede

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

jaar met een schrikkeldag, schrikkeljaar

typical or customary for a specific time of year

seizoensgebonden, typisch voor het seizoen

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

zonnewende

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

voortdurend, blijvend

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

zonsopgang, dageraad

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

schemering, avondschemering

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

zonnejaar, astronomisch jaar

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

maanjaar, lunaar jaar

after the time mentioned or in the future

later, daarna

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

prehistorisch, voorhistorisch

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitief, oud

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

beschaving, maatschappij

someone who studies or records historical events

historicus, historica

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

middeleeuws

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

gouden eeuw, gouden tijdperk

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

archief, verzameling

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

oorsprong, beginpunt

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

na Christus, na de geboorten van Christus

a place or building that is historically important

monument, historisch gebouw

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

Gemeenschappelijke Tijdrekening, Christelijke Tijdrekening