Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Tempo e História

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

antes de Cristo, antes da nossa era

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

milênio

relating to a time span of a thousand years

milenar

a period of one hundred years

século

ten years of time

década

a period of history identified with a particular event

era, época

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

cronológico, em ordem cronológica

time that is endless

eternidade, eterno

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

eventual, final

in a way that happens once every year

anualmente

taking place twice a year

bianual, semestral

for an unspecified period of time

indefinidamente

after a particular event or time

subsequentemente, posteriormente

at exactly the same time

simultaneamente, ao mesmo tempo

before an event or an action

antecipadamente, de antemão

regularly and with short time in between

frequentemente, regularmente

with no delay and at once

instantaneamente, imediatamente

referring to the first of two things mentioned

anterior, anterior

referring to the second of two things mentioned

último, segundo

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

ano bissexto, ano intercalado

typical or customary for a specific time of year

sazonal, típico da estação

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

solstício

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

contínuo, incessante

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

amanhecer, alvorada

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

crepúsculo, anoitecer

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

ano solar, ano astronômico

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

ano lunar, ano sinódico

after the time mentioned or in the future

mais tarde, depois

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

pré-histórico, antes da história

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitivo, antigo

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

civilização, sociedade

someone who studies or records historical events

historiador, historiadora

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

idade de ouro, época de ouro

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

arquivo, coleção

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

origem, ponto de partida

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

depois de Cristo, da era cristã

a place or building that is historically important

monumento, edifício histórico

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

Era Comum, Era Cristã