year

año

Período de doce meses, aproximadamente lo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta al Sol.

En inglés sencillo: A period of twelve months, roughly the time Earth takes to travel around the sun.

• I lived there for a year.
• Their daughter is three years old.
• Have you seen him in the last year?

Sinónimos: annum, mul:a, sun, twelvemonth

Expresiones frecuentes: a year ago, year old, for a year

año

Período de doce meses identificado por un número, normalmente de enero a diciembre.

En inglés sencillo: A numbered period of twelve months, usually from January to December.

• This year is almost over.
• They got married in the year 2018.
• What are your plans for next year?

Sinónimos: calendar year

Expresiones frecuentes: this year, next year, new year, year of birth

año, curso

Período anual durante el que se desarrollan las clases, los negocios u otra actividad habitual.

En inglés sencillo: The part of a calendar year during which school, business, or another regular activity takes place.

• The school year starts in September.
• Our financial year ends in March.
• She studied abroad for an academic year.

Expresiones frecuentes: school year, academic year, financial year, tax year

año, período orbital

Tiempo que tarda un planeta u otro objeto en dar una vuelta completa alrededor del cuerpo que orbita.

En inglés sencillo: The time a planet or another object takes to travel once around the object it circles.

• A year on Mars lasts about 687 Earth days.
• Each planet has a different year.
• The astronomer calculated the length of the planet’s year.

Sinónimos: orbital period

Expresiones frecuentes: martian year, planetary year, orbital year