صيغ مركبة:
|
| academic year n | (annual teaching period) | سنة أكاديمية، سنة مدرسية |
| | The academic year begins in September. |
all year round,
all the year round adv | (throughout the year) | على مدار السنة |
| | I'd love to live in a climate where I could garden all year round. |
| all-year adj | (lasting the whole year) | طوال السنة، على مدار السنة |
| | The school board is considering switching to all-year school, with staggered summer vacations. |
| banner year n | US (excellent year) | سنة استثنائية |
| calendar year n | (365 days: 1 January to 31 December) | سنة تقويمية، سنة ميلادية شمسية |
| | This ticket must be used within one calendar year. |
| Chinese New Year n | (holiday) | رأس السنة الصينية |
| coming year n | (12-month period ahead) | العام المقبل |
| | She expects to visit four continents in the coming year. |
| declining years npl | (old age) | شيخوخة |
| | My grandmother loved to reminisce in her declining years. |
| equinoctial year | (solar year) | سنة شمسيّة |
| every year adv | (annually) | كل عام، كل سنة، سنويًّا |
| | We celebrate Christmas every year. |
| fifty-year-old n | (person: 50 years of age) | شخص بعمر الخمسين |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | في سن الخمسين |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| final year n | (last 12 months of higher education) (آخر عام دراسي في المرحلة الثانوية) | سنة التخرّج |
| | Mary is in her final year and will begin college in the fall. |
| financial year n | mainly UK (law: annual accounting period) (فترة محاسبية سنوية) | سنة مالية |
| financial year n | UK (law: accounting year ending 5 April) (سنة محاسبية تنتهي في 5 أبريل ببريطانيا) | سنة مالية |
fiscal year end (US),
financial year end (UK) n | (close of accounting period) | نهاية السنة الماليّة |
| fiscal year n | mainly US (12-month financial calendar) | سنة مالية |
| | Our accounting system uses October as the first month of our fiscal year. |
| | The president of the company was happy to report record profits during the fiscal year. |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | ولاية من أربع سنين |
| | In the United States the President serves a four-year term. |
| freshman year n | US (college: 1st year) | السنة الجامعية الأولى |
| | I got really bad grades in my freshman year of college. |
| gap year n | (school-leaver's one-year break) | سنة انقطاع، سنة استراحة، سنة فراغ |
| | We offer paid placements for students in their gap year. |
| | I'm not sure how I want to spend my gap year. |
| happy New Year n | (1st January well-wishes) | عام سعيد |
| | They all clinked glasses and wished each other a happy New Year. |
| Happy New Year! interj | (1st January greeting) | كل عام وأنتم بخير |
| | Happy New Year!" they all shouted drunkenly. |
| Happy New Year! interj | (greeting: start of lunar year) | كل عام وأنتم بخير |
| junior year n | US (eleventh year in school) | السنة الحادية عشر في المدرسة |
| junior year n | US (third year in university) | السنة الثالثة من الجامعة |
| | Many universities offer students the chance to spend their junior year abroad. |
| | تقدم العديد من الجامعات فرص لطلابها لقضاء السنة الثالثة في الخارج. |
| last year adv | (during the year before this one) | العام الماضي، السنة الماضية |
| | Last year I went on holiday to Italy. |
| lean year n | (unprosperous 12 months) | سنة سيئة |
| | 2009 was a lean year for our company. |
| leap year n | (year: February has 29 days) | سنة كبيسة يكون عدد أيام شهر شباط/ فبراير فيها 29 يوماً |
| | Leap year always falls in even years. |
light year,
light-year,
lightyear n | (astronomy: measure of distance) (في علم الفلك: مقياس للمسافة) | سنة ضوئية |
| | Barnard's Star is 5.96 light years away from Earth. |
| lunar year n | (12 lunar months) | سنة قمرية |
| | The Islamic calendar is based on lunar years. |
| multi-year adj | (for more than one year) | متعدد السنوات |
| new year n | (period: start of year) | سنة جديدة، عام جديد |
| | The new year starts on the 1st of January. |
| New Year n | (celebration: start of year) | رأس السنة |
| | Happy New Year! |
| New Year's Day n | (1st January) | عيد رأس السنة |
| | In the US, New Year's Day is often celebrated watching the Pasadena Rose Parade followed by football games. |
| New Year's Eve n | (31st December) | ليلة رأس السنة |
| | On New Year's Eve, a lot of people go to parties and let off fireworks. |
| | New Year's Eve is the 31st of December. |
| next year adv | (during the year after this one) | في العام المقبل |
| | We hope to see you again next year. |
| off year n | US (year without major election) | سنة بلا انتخابات بارزة |
| off year n | (year of inferior production) (تشهد انخفاضًا في الإنتاج) | سنة ركود |
| off-year n as adj | (of a year without major election) | في سنة بلا انتخابات بارزة |
| off-year n as adj | (of a year of inferior production) (مضاف إليه) | سنةِ الركود |
| | Despite the low off-year yield, the farmer still managed to make a profit. |
| one-year adj | (lasting one year) | سنويّ، لسنة واحدة |
| quarter year n | (3 months) | ربع سنة، ثلاثة أشهر |
Reception,
Reception Year n | UK (England, Wales: first school year, 4-5) | السنة المدرسية الأولى |
| repeat a year v expr | informal (retake studies) | يعيد دراسة السنة |
| | Mark failed his exams so he'll have to repeat a year in college. |
| ring in the New Year v expr | (celebrate 1st of January) (بالاحتفال في سهرة رأس السنة) | يستقبل العام الجديد |
| school year n | (academic year: autumn to summer) | العام الدراسي |
| | The 2009-10 school year began on August 25th. |
| senior year n | US (final year of school or college) (في المدرسة أو الجامعة) | السنة الأخيرة |
| | Amy is 17 and in her senior year of high school. |
| seven-year itch n | slang (pathology: scabies) | الجَرَب، حكة السنوات السبعة |
| seven-year itch n | slang (temptation for an extra-marital affair) (بعد 7 سنين من الزواج كما يُزعم) | ميل إلى الخيانة الزوجية |
since the year dot,
from the year dot adv | UK (since a very long time ago) | من وقت طويل جدًّا |
| solar year n | (period of 365 days) (فترة 365 يومًا) | سنة شمسية |
| this year adv | (during the current year) | هذه السنة، هذا العام |
| | They've decided to get married this year. |
| time of year n | (season) | وقت من السنة |
| | It's been very cold for the time of year. |
| vintage year n | (particularly fine year for wine) (للنبيذ...) | سنة جيدة |
| | 1984 was a vintage year for French champagne. |
| year after year adv | (continously; without interruption) | باستمرار |
| | We hear the same complaints year after year. |
| | نحن نتلقى الشكاوي نفسها باستمرار. |
| year after year adv | (every year) | سنة تلو سنة، سنة تلو الأخرى |
| | His Christmas parties seem to fail year after year. |
| | Year after year I say I'll quit smoking and I never do. |
| | يبدو أن حفلات عيد الميلاد التي يقيمها تفشل سنة تلو الأخرى. |
| year group n | (students in same school year) | فئة عمرية |
year in,
year out adv | (every year) | كل سنة، سنة تلو الأخرى |
| | It sometimes becomes tiring doing the same thing year in, year out. |
| year to date n | (from start of year to now) | من بداية العام حتى تاريخه |
| | Our income has fallen during the year to date. How much tax have you already paid in the year to date? |
| year-end adj | (end of year) (مضاف إليه) | نهاية العام/السنة |
| | | لنهاية العام/السنة |
| year-over-year adj | (compared to the previous year) | كل عام |
| | | مقارنةً بالعام الماضي |
| year-round adj | (lasting all year) | على مدار السنة |
| | Most students resist plans to implement year-round schooling. |
| | يرفض معظم الطلاب المحاولات لجعل التعليم المدرسيّ على مدار السنة. |
yearlong (US),
year-long (UK) adj | (lasting all year) | طوال سنة |
| | The patient died after a yearlong struggle to overcome cancer. |
| -year-old suffix | (being of the specified age) | - |
| | | من العمر، من عمره |
| | I have a 15-year-old son. |
| | عندي ابن في الخامسة عشر. |
| | عندي ابن في الخامسة عشر من العمر. |
| -year-old suffix | ([sth] or [sb] of the specified age) | من العمر، من عمره |
| | Jennie teaches a class of 30 five-year-olds. |
| | تعلّم جيني صفًّا فيه 30 تلميذًا في الخامسة من عمرهم. |