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year

1. jaar

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year

1. n. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago

2. n. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution

Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.

3. n. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by

A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.

I was born in the year 1950.

This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster.

4. n. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.

During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.

5. n. (sciences) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".

6. n. A level or grade in school or college.

Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.

The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult.

7. n. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).

Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.

Nederlands > Engels

jaar

1. n-n. year (the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun; its equivalent on other planets)

Een jaar op Mars duurt ongeveer 687 aardse dagen. - A year on Mars lasts about 687 Earth days.

Het is bijna een jaar geleden dat we elkaar zagen. - It's almost a year since we last saw each other.

Elk jaar vieren we onze trouwdag. - Every year, we celebrate our wedding anniversary.

2. n-n. year (the individuals associated with a year, notably the students in or graduates from an annual class at school)

Het jaar 2023 zal hun afstudeerjaar zijn. - The year 2023 will be their graduation year.

Alle studenten van het jaar 2020 zijn uitgenodigd voor de reünie. - All students from the year 2020 are invited to the reunion.

Ze was de beste student van haar jaar. - She was the top student of her year.

Voorbeeldzinnen

I wonder if there'll be more snow this year than last year.
    Ik vraag me af of er dit jaar meer sneeuw valt dan vorig jaar.
How many months are there in a year?
    Hoeveel maanden zijn er in een jaar?
I haven't eaten very much but have gained as much as five kilos in a half year.
    Ik heb niet veel gegeten, maar ik ben wel vijf kilo aangekomen binnen een half jaar.
My older brother is a year older than her husband.
    Mijn oudere broer is een jaar ouder dan haar man.
The last male of that species died last year.
    Het laatste mannetje van dat soort stierf vorig jaar.

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