contemporary

contemporaneo, attuale

Che appartiene al presente o segue gli stili e le idee di oggi.

In inglese semplice: Belonging to the present time or using the styles and ideas of today.

• She collects contemporary art.
• The course explores contemporary political issues.
• His house combines old furniture with contemporary design.

Sinonimi: modern, present-day, current

Contrari: old-fashioned

Espressioni comuni: contemporary art, contemporary music, contemporary society

contemporaneo, coevo

Che esiste o accade nello stesso periodo di un’altra persona o cosa.

In inglese semplice: Existing or happening at the same time as someone or something else.

• We studied contemporary accounts of the battle.
• The letters are contemporary with the events they describe.
• No contemporary records of her childhood survive.

Come si usa: contemporary with someone/something (These buildings are contemporary with the castle.)

Sinonimi: contemporaneous

Espressioni comuni: contemporary with something, contemporary accounts, contemporary sources

contemporaneo

Persona che vive o ha vissuto nello stesso periodo di un’altra.

In inglese semplice: A person who lives or lived at the same time as another person.

• She was a contemporary of my grandfather.
• His contemporaries admired his work.
• The poet outlived most of her contemporaries.

Come si usa: a contemporary of someone (The painter was a contemporary of Mozart.)

Espressioni comuni: a contemporary of, someone’s contemporary, younger contemporary