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| diamond anniversary of sth n | (celebration: 60 years) | aniversário de 60 anos loc sm |
| | The diamond anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games was held in Melbourne in 1956. |
eighteenth,
18th n | informal (18th birthday) (aniversário) | de dezoito anos loc adv |
| | Rachel's parents are throwing her a big party for her eighteenth. |
| | Os pais de Rachel estão dando uma grande festa de dezoito anos para ela. |
the eighties,
the '80s npl | (decade: 1980s) (década) | anos oitenta sm |
| | Miranda looks older, but actually she was born in the eighties. |
your eighties,
your 80s npl | (age: 80-89 years) (inf, idade: 80-89) | oitentão sm |
| | | oitenta anos sm pl |
| | | oitentas spl |
| | | na casa dos oitenta anos expres |
| | Dr. Smith plays many sports, including golf; she is enjoying her eighties to the full. |
fifty,
50 adj | (50 years of age) | cinquenta anos sm |
| | She turned 50 last week. |
| | Ela fez 50 na semana passada. |
the fifties,
the '50s,
the 50s,
the '50's,
the 50's npl | (decade: 1950s) (década) | anos cinquenta expres |
| | Some people feel nostalgia for the fifties, but they don't realize the social problems that were prevalent during that era, such as racism and sexism. |
| | Algumas pessoas sentem saudades dos anos cinquenta, mas eles não percebem os problemas sociais que estavam ocorrendo durante aquele tempo, como o racismo e o sexismo. |
| fifty-year-old n | (person: 50 years of age) | pessoa com cinquenta anos sf |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | com cinquenta anos loc adj |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| for years adv | (for several or many years) | há anos loc adv |
| | Irene has been living in the same house for years. They were friends for years before their argument. |
| | Irene mora na mesma casa há anos. Eles eram amigos há anos antes de sua discussão. |
| for years on end adv | (for many years) (por muitos anos) | por anos a fio loc adv |
| | She searched for her lost child for years on end, but never found him. |
| for years to come adv | (for a long time into the future) | por muitos anos ainda loc adv |
| | Large balance of payments deficits are expected for years to come. |
the forties,
the '40s npl | (decade: 1940s) (década 1940) | anos 40 expres |
| | Grandpa was born in the forties. |
| | O vovô nasceu nos anos 40. |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | mandato de quatro anos loc sm |
| | In the United States the President serves a four-year term. |
getup (US),
get-up (UK) n | slang (clothing) | roupa anos 60 expres |
| | | traje sm |
| | | fatiota sf |
| | She looks awful in that get-up! |
| | Ela está horrível nessa roupa anos 60. |
| golden age n | (finest period in sth's history) (melhor período na história de algo) | anos dourados loc sm |
| | Some look back to the 18th century as the golden age of reason. |
| halcyon days npl | (period regarded with nostalgia) (época lembrada com nostalgia) | dias alegres, anos dourados loc sm |
| | I was young, happy and successful: those days were truly my halcyon days. |
| a hundred adj | (100 years of age) | cem anos num + sm pl |
| | George received a card from the Queen when he turned a hundred. |
| | My grandmother lived to be one hundred. |
| in the sixties adv | (during the 1960s) | nos anos 60 loc adv |
| | The mini-skirt and tights first appeared in the sixties. |
| it's been ages since prep | (it's been a very long time since) (fazer muito tempo desde que) | faz tempo que, há anos que expres |
| | It's been ages since we all sat down together. |
light year,
light-year,
lightyear n | (astronomy: measure of distance) | anos luz sm pl |
| | Barnard's Star is 5.96 light years away from Earth. |
| sb's mid-thirties npl | (age) | em meados dos 30 anos expres |
| NC-17 adj | US ®, abbreviation (movie rating: no children under 17) | não recomendável para menores de 17 anos loc adj |
the nineties,
the '90s npl | (decade: 1990s) (década) | anos 90 sm pl |
| | The nineties were famous for grunge music, like Nirvana. |
| not in a million years interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | nem em mil anos interj |
| over the years adv | (in the course of years past) | ao longo dos anos loc adv |
| | He's recorded this song several times over the years. |
| | Ele gravou esta canção várias vezes ao longo dos anos. |
| PG-13 adj | US (movie rating) (sigla para filmes) | não recomendado para menores de 13 anos expres |
| | Brian's parents won't let him watch PG-13 movies because he's only 8 years old. |
| pricket n | (young male deer) | veado com até dois anos expres |
| quinquennial adj | (lasting five years) | com duração de cinco anos loc adj |
| | | quinquenal adj |
| the roaring twenties npl | often capitalized (decade: 1920s) (década) | os loucos anos vinte expres |
| salad days npl | dated, figurative (time of one's youth) (figurado) | verdes anos expres |
| | At their college reunion, the old men reminisced about their salad days in the 20s. |
| | No encontro da faculdade, os idosos relembraram seus verdes anos na década de 20. |
| second former n | UK, dated (student: 12-13) | estudante entre 12 e 13 anos smf |
the seventies,
the '70s npl | (decade: 1970s) (década: os anos setenta) | os anos setenta sm pl |
| | The seventies were a time of political and social change. |
six,
6 adj | (6 years of age) | seis anos num + sm pl |
| | Hilary learned how to read when she was six. |
| | Hilary aprendeu a ler quando tinha seis anos. |
sixty,
60 adj | (60 years of age) | sessenta anos num + sm pl |
| | Alan is sixty. |
the sixties,
the '60s npl | (decade: 1960s) (década: os anos sessenta) | os anos sessenta sm pl |
| | The sixties were a time of great social and political change. |
sixty-nine,
69 adj | (69 years of age) (69 anos de idade) | sessenta e nove anos sm |
| | Anne is celebrating her birthday today; she's sixty-nine. |
| sweet sixteen n | informal (girl's 16th birthday) (BRA: aniversário de garota aos 15 anos) | aniversário de 15 anos loc sm |
| | | festa de debutante loc sf |
| the swinging sixties npl | often capitalized (decade: 1960s) (década) | os vibrantes anos sessenta expres |
| teg n | (sheep: two-year-old) | ovelha de dois anos expres |
| teg n | (fleece of two-year-old sheep) | lâ de ovelha de dois anos expres |
| thirtieth birthday n | (occasion of turning 30) | trigésimo aniversário loc sm |
| | | aniversário de 30 anos loc sm |
| | I bought myself a car for my thirtieth birthday. |
the thirties,
the '30s npl | (decade: 1930s) (década) | anos trinta sm |
| | The business went bankrupt during the Great Depression of the thirties. |
three,
3 adj | (3 years of age) | três anos num + sm |
| | When Jasper was three, his family moved to France. |
| | Quando Jasper tinha três anos, sua família se mudou para a França. |
your twenties,
your 20s npl | (age: 20-29 years) (pouco usado) | vinte anos sm |
| | Danny's twenties were a time of transition as he worked hard to establish a career. |
| | Os vinte anos de Danny foram uma época de transição por ele ter trabalhado bastante para estabelecer uma carreira. |
the twenties,
the '20s npl | (decade: 1920s) (década: os anos vinte) | os anos vinte loc smpl |
| | Flapper fashion was popular during the twenties. |
| | A moda flapper era popular durante os anos vinte. |
two,
2 adj | (2 years of age) | dois anos num + sm pl |
| | Denise toilet-trained her son when he was two. |
| | Denise desfraldou seu filho quando ele tinha dois anos. |
| Y2K n as adj | abbreviation (related to the year 2000) | dos anos dois mil loc adj |
| years ago adv | (a long time in the past) | há muitos anos loc adv |
| | | muitos anos atrás loc adv |
| | Years ago I used to live in Nottingham – it was probably before you were born. |
| | Há muitos anos, eu morei em Nottingham - foi provavelmente antes de você nascer. |
| years later adv | (a long time after) | anos depois loc adv |
| | Years later, Rosa returned to her village. |
| years old adv | (years of age) | anos de idade sm pl |
| | Sophie is 12 years old. |
| | Sophie tem 12 anos de idade. |