yesterday

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɛstə^rdeɪ/, /ˈjɛstə^rdi/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjɛstɚˌdeɪ, -di/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yes′tər dā′, -dē)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
yesterday n	(day before today)	ayer nm
	Yesterday was a beautiful day.
	Ayer fue un día precioso.
yesterday adv	(on the day before this day)	ayer adv
	It rained yesterday.
	Llovió ayer.
yesterday adj	(of the day before today)	ayer adv
		de ayer loc adj
	We went to the store yesterday morning.
	Fuimos a la tienda ayer por la mañana.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La tarde de ayer fue muy agradable.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
yesterday adv	(of a prior time, era)	pasado nm
	Miniskirts? That was yesterday!
	¿Minifaldas? ¡Eso es algo del pasado!
yesterday n	figurative (times past)	antaño adv
	(figurado)	ayer adv
	The Beatles were yesterday's star entertainers.
	Los Beatles eran las estrellas de antaño.
	Los Beatles eran las estrellas de ayer.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
be born yesterday v expr	(be naive or inexperienced) (coloquial)	nacer ayer loc verb
Note: Commonly used in the negative and in questions.
	You expect me to believe that? Do you think I was born yesterday?
	¿Esperas que me crea eso? ¿Te crees que nací ayer?
the day before yesterday n	(two days ago)	anteayer adv
		antes de ayer loc adv
	The day before yesterday was my birthday.
the day before yesterday adv	(two days ago)	antes de ayer loc adv
	I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday.
	No le he visto desde antes de ayer.
		anteayer adv
	(anticuado, coloquial)	antier adv
yesterday afternoon adv	(after midday on the day before today)	ayer a la tarde, ayer por la tarde loc adv
yesterday evening adv	(in latter part of the day before today)	anoche adv
		ayer a la noche loc adv
yesterday morning adv	(in A.M. of the day before)	ayer a la mañana, ayer por la mañana loc adv

'yesterday' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: the day before yesterday, yesterday [afternoon, morning], yesterday's [news, newspapers, concert, match, man], more...

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