yesterday

ayer

El día inmediatamente anterior a hoy.

En inglés sencillo: The day immediately before today.

• Yesterday was a busy day.
• Yesterday’s rain flooded the garden.
• We have waited since yesterday.

Sinónimos: the previous day

Antónimos: tomorrow

Expresiones frecuentes: yesterday morning, yesterday’s news, since yesterday

pasado

Época anterior, especialmente cuando sus ideas o costumbres ya parecen anticuadas.

En inglés sencillo: The past, especially a time whose ideas or customs no longer seem modern.

• Those ideas belong to yesterday.
• The museum preserves the world of yesterday.
• She wanted to leave yesterday behind.

Sinónimos: the past

Antónimos: the future

Expresiones frecuentes: world of yesterday, yesterday’s values, belong to yesterday

días pasados

Días que ya han pasado y que suelen recordarse con emociones intensas.

En inglés sencillo: Days that have already passed, often remembered with strong feelings.

• His yesterdays seemed full of adventure.
• She treasured the bright yesterdays of her childhood.
• Their yesterdays were gone, but their memories remained.

Sinónimos: past days

Expresiones frecuentes: many a yesterday, a forgotten yesterday

ayer

En el día inmediatamente anterior a hoy.

En inglés sencillo: On the day immediately before today.

• I saw her yesterday.
• We arrived yesterday evening.
• Did you call him yesterday?

Sinónimos: a day ago

Antónimos: tomorrow

Expresiones frecuentes: arrive yesterday, yesterday evening, only yesterday

ya, de inmediato

Indica que algo se necesita inmediatamente y que ya debería estar hecho.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say that something is needed immediately and is already late.

• I need that report yesterday.
• The manager wanted the repairs finished yesterday.
• When do we need it? Yesterday!

Sinónimos: immediately, right now

Expresiones frecuentes: need something yesterday, want something yesterday