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Meanings of years in English

Portuguese
idade
Catalan
vellesa
Spanish
mucho tiempo

A late time of life.

        idade
        Portuguese
        dia-a-dia

        The time during which someone's life continues.

              dia-a-dia
              Usage of years in English
              1
              However, recent years have been different, courtesy of the euro zone crisis.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Friends have said: This year it will all be 30 years ago.
              The Irish Times
              3
              The project is a result of several years' work and painstaking planning.
              The Irish Times
              4
              It's a real problem this government has seen coming for 11 years.
              The Guardian
              5
              Have a democratic government come to power that changes every four years?
              Reuters
              6
              In recent years, India has seen a growing phenomenon called 'paid news'.
              BBC
              7
              However, Pakula could still remember details of that case four years ago.
              A necessary evil
              8
              Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago.
              The Irish Times
              9
              I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years.
              BBC
              10
              Watch for early signs; election years are often good times for investors.
              Reuters
              11
              Six years ago, house values were increasing faster than nursing home costs.
              The Irish Times
              12
              It's the same situation as a year ago, as two years ago.
              Reuters
              13
              However the last great dip was more than 20 million years ago.
              BBC
              14
              The answer is simple: 300 million years ago, there was no Atlantic.
              BBC
              15
              Ten years ago, Time said the Person of the Year was: You.
              Radio NZ
              16
              The ISP eliminated diseases hundreds of years ago-agingtook longer, of course.
              Hollow World
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