century
century
a period of one hundred years
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century with Russian translation
century usage examples
Этому зданию больше века.
This building is over a century old.
Она надеется дожить до следующего века.
She hopes to live to see the next century.
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century synonyms
What's the difference between century / decade / millennium / era / age
The exact basic meaning: a period of one hundred years.
The 20th century changed the world.
XX век изменил мир.
I lived there for a decade.
Я жил там десять лет.
A period of one thousand years, much longer than a century.
The year 2000 marked the start of a new millennium.
2000 год ознаменовал начало нового тысячелетия.
We are entering a new era of technology.
Мы вступаем в новую эру технологий.
A general period of time; can mean a historical period or a person’s age, not specifically one hundred years.
This was the age of exploration.
Это был век великих географических открытий.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.
В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.
В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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How to pronounce century and what this word means
century translation: век. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce century
/ˈsentʃəri/
century translation
век
century examples
This building is over a century old.
century transcription
/ˈsentʃəri/, /ˈsɛntʃəri/
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century meaning: what does it mean?
a period of one hundred years
century pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
century is pronounced as /ˈsentʃəri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
century definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
This building is over a century old. Translation: Этому зданию больше века.
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