age

edad

Número de años que ha vivido una persona o que lleva existiendo una cosa.

En inglés sencillo: The number of years someone has lived or something has existed.

• What is your age?
• The children are all the same age.
• We do not know the exact age of the building.

Cómo se usa: at the age of + number (She learned to swim at the age of six.); the same age as someone (My brother is the same age as you.)

Sinónimos: years

Expresiones frecuentes: at your age, the same age, age five, school age

era, época

Período largo de la historia caracterizado por ciertos acontecimientos, ideas o formas de vida.

En inglés sencillo: A long period of history known for particular events, ideas, or ways of life.

• We live in a digital age.
• Dinosaurs lived in a different age.
• The town enjoyed a golden age of trade.

Cómo se usa: the age of something (These tools date from the age of steam.)

Sinónimos: era, period, epoch

Expresiones frecuentes: the stone age, the digital age, a golden age

vejez

Estado de ser viejo, o la última etapa de la vida.

En inglés sencillo: The state of being old, or the later part of life.

• His hair turned white with age.
• She remained active into old age.
• Age had weakened the wooden door.

Sinónimos: old age

Antónimos: youth

Expresiones frecuentes: old age, with age, advancing age

etapa de la vida, edad

Una etapa de la vida, como la infancia o la edad adulta.

En inglés sencillo: A stage of life, such as childhood or the years when someone is fully grown.

• Middle age brought him new confidence.
• She is at an age when friends matter most.
• Different ages of life bring different worries.

Cómo se usa: the age of + life stage (Play matters during the age of childhood.)

Sinónimos: life stage

Expresiones frecuentes: middle age, a difficult age, age of infancy

envejecer

Hacerse mayor o empezar a parecer más viejo.

En inglés sencillo: To grow older or begin to look older.

• Everyone ages.
• His father has aged quickly this year.
• Does too much sun make your skin age faster?

Sinónimos: grow older, get older

Expresiones frecuentes: age gracefully, age quickly, age well

madurar, añejar

Dejar reposar alimentos o bebidas durante un tiempo para mejorar su sabor o calidad.

En inglés sencillo: To leave food or drink for some time so its taste or quality develops.

• They age their cheese slowly.
• We aged the wine in wooden barrels.
• How long do you age this whiskey?

Cómo se usa: age something for a period (They age the cheese for six months.); age something in something (The maker ages the whiskey in oak barrels.)

Sinónimos: mature

Expresiones frecuentes: age wine, age in barrels, age cheese

envejecer

Parecer mejor o peor al valorarse de nuevo con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To seem better or worse as time passes and people look at it again.

• That joke has aged badly.
• Her predictions have aged surprisingly well.
• Will this film age as well as her earlier work?

Sinónimos: hold up

Expresiones frecuentes: age well, age badly, age poorly

envejecer

Modificar algo para que parezca más viejo de lo que realmente es.

En inglés sencillo: To change something so it looks older than it really is.

• They aged the wood with paint.
• The artist ages paper using tea.
• Can you age this frame to match the old mirror?

Sinónimos: distress, weather

Expresiones frecuentes: age the wood, age a surface, artificially age something