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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
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Examples for "days"
1
Bankers believe swing days could become increasingly common given uncertain market conditions.
Reuters
2
Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
The Irish Times
3
This year, however, Woods quickly dispatched the problem in a few days.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
The new measures follow a sharp increase in cases in recent days.
Radio NZ
5
Obama noted Iraq would have difficult days ahead with further violence likely.
Reuters
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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Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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