era

era, época

Período largo caracterizado por determinados acontecimientos, personas o formas de vida.

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

• We live in a digital era.
• The railway marked the beginning of a new era.
• These paintings come from different eras.

Cómo se usa: era of something (The invention began an era of rapid change.)

Sinónimos: age, period, epoch

Expresiones frecuentes: a new era, digital era, Victorian era

era geológica

Gran división de la historia terrestre, representada por rocas formadas durante millones de años.

En inglés sencillo: A major division of Earth's history, represented by rocks formed over many millions of years.

• Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era.
• These rocks formed in an earlier geological era.
• Scientists divide eras into smaller periods.

Expresiones frecuentes: Mesozoic era, geological era, Paleozoic era